SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC IDP Spontaneous Returns February 2020 IDP (WoS) Task Force

February 2020 updates Governorate summary

In February 2020, the humanitarian community recorded about 21,000 12K Idleb 198 spontaneous IDP returnee movements in different locations across Syria. 231 The majority of these returns were recorded in Idleb governorate with 2K Rural Damascus 2K around 12,000 return movements from different governorates. Majority of 5K return movements in Idleb governorate was recorded from within 115 Hama 115 governorate with about 4,700 movements. Deir-ez-Zor and, Rural 5K Damascus and Dar’a governorates received the second largest return 1K Aleppo 1K movements with around 2,000 spontaneous IDP returns. In Aleppo 2K governorate with around 1,500 returnee movements, about 1,400 of which 2K Deir-ez-Zor 1K returned from within the governorate. Damascus, Hama and Ar-Raqqa 1K 2K 36% governorates received the least number of spontaneous return movements Dar'a 2K in the month of February. 2K of IDP spontaneous 190 returnee arrıvals Notes Damascus 35 - The returns refer to IDP spontaneous returns and do not necessarily follow the 3K occurred within global definitions of ‘Returnees’ or durable solutions for IDPs. 0 governorate Lattakia 0 - The IDP spontaneous returns include IDPs returning to their homes or 2K communities of origin. 651 Al-Hasakeh - The IDP spontaneous returns term used in this monthly report refers to the return 961 movements occurred in the reported period only. 882 IDPs return to governorate n Homs (includes return from locations within governorate - The process of verification is based on triangulation of verified IDP spontaneous 275 returns reported by different mechanisms and further examined by the IDP TF and from outside) Ar-Raqqa IDPs return within governorate through cross-checking population numbers from previous years. 169 n (include return within the same governorate only) Tartous 165 IDPs return from governorate n (includes return to locations within governorate and to outside)

IDP spontaneous returns map (K: thousand)

Spontaneous Returns 21,366 Al-Hasakeh 1.0K Spontaneous returns

Aleppo Ar-Raqqa 1.6K 125 4.6K Communities

Idleb

Hama Deir-ez-Zor Total IDP spontaneous returnee arrivals 2.1K (by subdistrict) l 1 - 1,000 2.2K Homs l 1,001 - 5,000 l 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 20,000 0.5K l l > 20,000 O No returnees arrival reported

Rural Damascus Damascus l Total number of returnees arrived Spontanoeus IDP return movements by governorate

Dar'a Movements less than five hundred are not reflected on the map.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Arrows on the map do not depict actual IDP movement paths.Source: Information as reported by HNAP and OCHA Syria for Feb 2020. Creation Date: 06 Apr 2020 Feedback: [email protected]