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Ammon News - 2,582 Syrian refugees returned to Syria during the first seven months of 2023 from various refugee-hosting countries including Jordan, according to data issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The data showed that 20,061 Syrian refugees from Joran, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq will return to their country in 2023.

In 2022, the number of Syrian refugees returning to Syria from various refugee-hosting countries reached 50,966, compared to 35,624 in 2021, 38,235 in 2020, and 94,971 in 2019.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, last Tuesday, stressed the need to take practical and immediate steps to create a conducive environment for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees to their country, calling on relevant UN agencies to launch these steps immediately.

He added that realising agreements that can guarantee the security and safety of returning refugees with the Syrian government, and creating the environment necessary to ensure a decent life for them by the international community and UN organisations are paths that must be pursued in parallel to meet the requirements of voluntary return.

The minister added that providing these conditions for the return of Syrian refugees to their country is a key priority that the Kingdom would continue to develop with full cooperation.

The total number of refugees returning from 2016 until the end of last month reached 373,912 Syrian refugees, including 67,312 from Jordan.

Last month, UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan Sheri Ritsema-Anderson told Al-Mamlaka TV, that the situation does not allow for the voluntary return of refugees to Syria at the immediate level, and the appropriate conditions do not exist.

Ritsema-Anderson explained that the UN is working with the concerned parties to promote solutions to the Syrian crisis, in accordance with United Nations resolutions.