World Refugee Day: Almost 2 million children estimated to have returned to “unliveable conditions” in Syria in 18 months

Country: Syrian Arab Republic Source: Save the Children SYRIA, 18 June 2026 - Almost 2 million children have returned to their hometowns in Syria in the past 18 months - the largest voluntary movement of returnees globally - but many find their homes damaged, basic services collapsed and the land contaminated by explosive devices, Save the Children said [1]. Ahead of World Refugee Day, the child rights organisation fears the large scale of returns creates the illusion that conditions are safe af