"RETURN MIGRATION"

Secretary-General António Guterres praised Iraq for repatriating its citizens from camps in northeast Syria holding people suspected of having ties to ISIL extremists, urging other governments to “significantly step up their efforts.” UNAMI

A steady stream of spontaneous returnees has been making their way home as a local peace initiative in Western Equatoria State’s Tambura area, supported by the UN Mission in South Sudan, has resulted in relative calm and security. UNMISS

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Syrian government, opposition could reconvene Constitutional Committee in November, opening door to wider peace process, Special Envoy tells Security Council.

A group of 76 Ethiopian refugees have voluntarily returned home from Kenya’s Kakuma camp on Wednesday (19 Feb). This marks the first major voluntary repatriation program for Ethiopian refugees in the country.UNHCR

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A fourth group of Central African refugees returning from exile in the Democratic Republic of Congo meets UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi during an official visit to the country. UNHCR

Informal comments to the media by Jürgen Schulz, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, on behalf of the European Union members of the Security Council (Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom) and Estonia as incoming EU member state on the Security Council, on the situation in Syria.

Media Statement by Karen Van Vlierberge, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations, on the situation in Georgia.