Syria Unveils $2 Billion Plan to Eliminate All Displacement Camps
UNHQ Side Events • United NationsSeptember 23, 2026
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Syria's government used its first-ever UN General Assembly side event as an organizing state to present a sweeping, data-driven blueprint for dismantling every remaining displacement camp in the country — backed by a presidential decree, four UN agency heads, and fresh financial commitments from major donors including a €620 million EU pledge.
- Syria formally launches "Zero Tents" initiative under Presidential Decree 59, targeting 1,319 remaining camps sheltering 842,459 people
- EU pledges €620 million for 2026-2027 recovery; Qatar and Saudi Arabia clear Syria's World Bank arrears
- UN agencies report nearly 4 million combined IDP and refugee returns since December 2024
- Syria presents 1,519 shovel-ready reconstruction projects totaling $2 billion to donors
- Top UN humanitarian official says the UN should plan for its own departure from Syria
- Türkiye warns of security risks from terrorist infiltration within camp populations
The basics: Presidential Decree 59, issued in March 2026, created a committee chaired by the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management to oversee the elimination of displacement camps across Syria. The initiative is not about shuttering camps by force — it aims to make them unnecessary by rebuilding the communities people fled.
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