The displacement dilemma: Should Europe help Syrian refugees return home?

Summary:

Key aspects of this Policy Brief, published in March 2019:

• European governments must decide when and how to protect Syrian refugees who are voluntarily returning home;
• They should do so using their remaining levers of influence in Syria, in line with European interests and UNHCR protection parameters;
• European engagement on voluntary refugee returns should be limited, cautious, and conditional;
• Europe must work with Middle Eastern host countries to prevent forced refugee returns;
• European governments must talk to all relevant stakeholders in the Syrian conflict, particularly Russia;

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