UN migration chief tells AFP 'not advising' large-scale returns to Syria now

Last Update: 2024-12-17 23:00:02 - Source: Al monitor

International Organization for Migration chief Amy Pope said Tuesday the UN agency was not advising the large-scale return of refugees to Syria before the situation has stabilised after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

"People have the right to return home... but we are not advising any sort of large-scale return... the system can't bear that kind of influx," Pope said.