(250815) -- DAMASCUS, Aug. 15, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Celine Schmitt, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Syria office, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, Aug. 14, 2025. Over 2.3 million Syrians have returned home since Dec. 8, 2024, a UN refugee agency official said Thursday, noting that returnees face critical shortages of housing and livelihoods, with many finding homes destroyed or damaged.
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