Syria: More than 1.6 million people returned - Press Conference | United Nations

United Nations briefing · April 3, 2026

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Moderator (Moderator) opened the briefing from New York, introduced Mr. Alexander De Croo (UNDP Administrator) and Mr. Tom Fletcher (Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator) and noted their recent meetings in Damascus and the launch of this year’s Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Syria.

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UN officials Alexander De Croo and Tom Fletcher briefed from New York and Damascus on the launch of the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Syria and urged a shift from emergency aid to development to meet massive returnee and humanitarian needs.

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