Reality of IDP Returns Tests Plans to End Displacement Camps

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Efforts to close displacement camps in northwestern Syria are exposing a difficult question for authorities and humanitarian organizations. How to help displaced families return home without exposing them back to unsustainable conditions. Syrian authorities set a goal of “Syria Without Camps” by September 2027, promoting a plan moving families into their communities of origin or alternative housing. But accounts from residents of the University District camp on the outskirts of Idlib illustrate how limited housing, scarce employment and inadequate services can complicate those efforts. The cha…