As of 16 October, and since 8 December 2024, a total of 1,099,768 Syrian individuals have returned to Syria from other countries, while 1,880,432 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to areas of origin or selected locations in the country.

UNHCR continued to support the return of Syrian refugees to their areas of origin. On 9 October, the first organized return movement through the Al-Arida border crossing point from Lebanon to Syria was successfully launched. On 15 October, around 400 refugees returned from Lebanon through Al-Arida under the joint programme coordinated by UNHCR Syria, UNHCR and IOM Lebanon, and Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports.

Since the year began, around 22,000 returnees have been supported at the key border crossing points with Türkiye and Lebanon.

To date, 9,861 returnee households (35,873 individuals) have benefited from UNHCR Return and Reintegration Financial Assistance inside Syria, facilitating their transition toward sustainable reintegration.

With winter approaching, UNHCR is currently scaling up its winterization campaign. In the northeast of Syria, UNHCR started winter distribution in Newroz and Areesha camps, reaching 2,416 households (12,304 individuals) so far.