Lebanon says 551 refugees returned to Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon said Thursday it had secured the voluntary return of 511 refugees to Syria in coordination with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
“The refugees returned aboard vehicles secured by the Syrian authorities,” the Lebanese General Security Directorate said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the Lebanese authorities resumed the repatriation of Syrian refugees to their home country after a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Lebanese government plans to return 15,000 Syrian refugees to Syria every month, but the scheme has met with criticism from the United Nations, which says that security in Syria has not yet been restored.
Lebanon hosts around 1.5 million Syrian refugees, about 900,000 of whom are registered at UNHCR.
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