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1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery

·July 25, 2025·2 min read

“The thousands of people seeking to return home are driven by hope, resilience and an enduring connection to their country,” said Othman Belbeisi, regional director of the International Organization of Migration (IOM). While this development does offer hope, many of these people are returning to states and cities whose...

Desperate Afghan refugees return to an unfamiliar home

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·July 13, 2025·3 min read

The agency is calling for calm and cooperation to provide a dignified path forward for millions of displaced Afghans. More than 1.6 million Afghans have returned from both neighbouring countries in 2024 alone, according to UNHCR – a figure that has already surpassed earlier forecasts for the entire year. ‘From...

UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily

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·May 13, 2025·1 min read

In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) – not deportation – for those who decide to leave the US. At the request of the US Government, IOM is helping people who register to go back to their countries of origin voluntarily....

Gaza: ‘Bring them all home now’, freed hostage tells Security Council

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·March 21, 2025·3 min read

Briefing ambassadors, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the Department of Political Affairs (DPPA), reiterated the UN’s unequivocal condemnation of the horrific attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities on 7 October 2023. More than 1,200 Israelis were brutally killed and over 250 taken hostage. At least...

Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation

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·March 7, 2025·3 min read

According to UN refugee agency, UNHCR, 600,000 people could be on the move in the next six months, according to its latest survey. UNHCR spokesperson Celine Schmitt said on Friday that people will need “housing, jobs, schools, hospitals, electricity and clean water” – all of which are lacking after 14...

Syria: Thousands of displaced head home, but many refugees still wary

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·February 14, 2025·1 min read

More than 825,000 people who were displaced within Syria have returned to their areas of origin since December, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday. ...

Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

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·February 2, 2025·4 min read

Tess Ingram, Communications Manager for UNICEF Middle East and North Africa, is in the northern city where she witnessed people moving through the streets on donkeys, in cars, or by bicycle. “There’s a lot of people with shovels trying to remove rubble, and of course you can see people setting...

Over 115,000 Syrians have returned home since end of Assad dictatorship

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·January 5, 2025·2 min read

The information is based on public statements by host countries, contacts with immigration services from inside Syria, and border monitoring by the agency and partners. UNHCR said the Turkish Minister of Interior reported that 35,113 Syrians have voluntarily returned home. Jordan returnees’ demographic shift For its part, Jordan noted that...

World News in Brief: Civilian killings in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan air crash, more Syrian refugees return home

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·December 27, 2024·1 min read

The Mission has called for an investigation to “ensure accountability, prevent recurrence and uphold victims’ rights”, noting that international law obliges military forces to take necessary precautions to prevent civilian harm, including distinguishing between civilians and combatants in operations. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, also expressed concern over reports that...

Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire

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·December 1, 2024·3 min read

The 13th and possibly last mission under Brazil’s Operation Cedar Roots carried 150 passengers, including elderly persons and children, back to safety. For many, the relief of reaching Brazilian soil was tempered by the devastation they left behind. “I’m very happy, very thankful for this repatriation operation, which sent a...

Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home

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·November 27, 2024·2 min read

“Immediately after the ceasefire came into force at 4am, residents of south Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Bekaa (valley) began their return after months of forced displacement,” said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. “Heavy traffic [was] observed on the highway from Beirut to the south since the...

Demining Ukraine: Bringing lifesaving expertise back home

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·July 8, 2023·5 min read

“People are suffering greatly due to landmines,” Mr. Lobov told UN News, adding that experts have reported that almost one third of the country is contaminated with unexploded ordnance. “Many adults and children have died,” he said. “We have the highest rate of such losses in the world. No one...