OVERVIEW
Durable solutions for refugees from Syria are based on a comprehensive protection and solutions strategy which seeks to: i) support host country and community resilience; ii) enable refugee self-reliance, including access to services, legal work opportunities and livelihoods; iii) expand access to resettlement in third countries and other complementary pathways, and; iv) plan for the return of refugees to Syria, on a voluntary basis, when conditions for a safe, dignified and sustainable return are in place.
Registered Refugees from Syria JSON 
4,980,680
Last updated 30 Sep 2024
Source - Government of Turkey, UNHCR 
Registered Refugees from Syria - Breakdown by Country of Asylum JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Egypt UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   3.2% 158,406
Iraq UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   5.9% 295,547
Jordan UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   12.5% 621,182
Lebanon UNHCR 30 Sep 2024   15.4% 768,353
Other (North Africa) UNHCR 31 Dec 2023   0.9% 43,283
Türkiye Government of Turkey 12 Sep 2024   62.1% 3,093,909

Resettlement Submissions of Syrian Refugees 2014 - 2024 JSON 
379,101
Last updated 31 Aug 2024
Source - UNHCR 
Due to limited resettlement places, and small number of the most vulnerable refugees are submitted by UNHCR for resettlement, including women and children traumatized by war, sick and injured civilians who cannot access adequate healthcare, and other victims who continue to be affected by the crisis. In 2017, resettlement submissions from 3RP countries reduced by 52% compared to 2016 due to limited resettlement places. In contrast, the number of registered Syrian refugees increased from 4.8 million (end-2016) to 5.6 million today. The number of refugees meeting resettlement criteria and severity of their vulnerabilities continue to escalate.
Resettlement Submissions of Syrian Refugees by Year JSON 
Self-organized Refugee Returns to Syria 2016-2024 JSON 
426,254
Last updated 31 Aug 2024
Source - UNHCR 
Self-organized Refugee Returns to Syria by Year JSON 
*The numbers reported are only those verified or monitored by UNHCR and do not reflect the entire number of returns, which may be significantly higher.
**The General Directorate of the General Security of Lebanon (GSO) reported that an additional 103 individuals who were not known to UNHCR returned as part of the GSO-facilitated return movements.
***Since the re-opening of the border on 15 October 2018, the methodology for returns data was adapted. The return data after 15 October 2018 remains tentative and is undergoing validation and re-adjustments.

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