UN agency says removing obstacles of refugee return to Syria

Filippo Grandi (2nd R, front), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, poses for photos with children at a Syrian refugee camp in northern Lebanon's Akkar, March 9, 2019. Filippo Grandi said Friday that his agency is working with Syrian authorities to remove obstacles facing the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, local media reported. More than 1 million Syrian refugees have registered with the UNHCR in Lebanon, while the government estimates the true number of Syrians in Lebanon at 1.5 million. (Xinhua/Khalid)