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Syrian refugees in Turkey are worried about Erdogan's plans to to relocate up to 1 million of them to "safe areas" inside Syria. Damascus is also unhappy, fearing a Turkish landgrab and the return of dissidents.
Although some refugees choose to leave, others refuse to leave if not on their own conditions
A new return and reintegration center was opened in Accra, the capital of Ghana, with support from Germany. It's one of several assistance facilities for migrants returning to Africa from Europe voluntarily.
Many studies document migrants’ conditions during their journey to Europe and their stay, but not much is known about their life after they have returned back to their country of origin. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) tries to fill this knowledge gap through a new released study “Comparative Reintegration Outcomes between Forced and Voluntary Return and Through a Gender Perspective”.
Female migrants returning to their countries of origin had more difficulty than men reintegrating long-term into the community, an International