UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has shared a “more positive trajectory,” noting that millions are returning home, yet he cautioned that “the progress is fragile.”
He reported that nearly 300,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon recently, adding to the 1.6 million refugees who have returned since the end of 2024.
Fletcher warned that ongoing disruptions to supply routes risk “setting back return and recovery efforts by years.”
Internally, over 13 million people remain in need of food, and 12 million lack access to clean water.
Vanessa Frazier, UN special representative for children and armed conflict, has said children remain the most vulnerable.
“Once again, children are caught in a spiral of deadly violence and destruction,” she said, expressing hope that international support can still deliver “positive and long-lasting change.”