The Raqqa governorate launched today, Tuesday, a voluntary return campaign for residents of Al-Banat camp and other displaced persons in the governorate, aiming to facilitate their return to their original areas in Deir Ezzor or other areas they choose, as part of efforts to end displacement and improve living conditions.
Widad Rihal, Director of Services at the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor in Raqqa, clarified that preparations for the campaign began last August in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, noting that the first batch included 370 families comprising 2,114 people, with appropriate transportation provided for special cases.
In the same context, Ala’a Al-Hussein, member of the Executive Office for Social Affairs and Labor, emphasized that recent bad weather conditions highlighted the suffering in camps, pointing to the preparation of a temporary shelter center in anticipation of emergencies, and providing food and cash assistance to returning families for six months.
For his part, Abdul Qader Al-Hussein, from Deir Ezzor, expressed his relief at returning after seven years in the camp, affirming his family’s hope for children’s stability and education, amidst joint humanitarian efforts to support stability in difficult circumstances.
This step falls within the efforts of cooperation between government authorities and humanitarian organizations to secure a better life for displaced families, especially with the approach of winter, which increases the difficulty of life in camps.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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