About 1 mln South Sudanese refugees return home in 5 years: UNHCR

JUBA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Some 997,743 refugees have arrived in South Sudan in spontaneous returns from October 2018 to September 2023 after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement on the resolution of conflict, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

According to the UNHCR, 51 percent of the refugees interviewed said they returned to South Sudan because the security situation improves in the country; 41 percent of the returnees said they wanted to reunite with their family members in South Sudan; 26 percent cited the improved availability of services in the country as a reason for returning.