Lebanon's Minister of Social Affairs, Hector Hajjar, stated on the "Lebanese Scene" program "Al-Hurra" channel, during a tour of the displaced in central Bekaa, that "the UNHCR cannot provide support for all the displaced, while also not encouraging them to return, and this raises questions. “Politics.” 

He addressed the United Nations, which he saw as "contributing to this decision," saying: "The displaced are a time bomb that will become for you. They will be unable to live in Lebanon one day, so they will leave the sea that extends into Lebanon for 210 kilometers and head towards you, you will understand what we are complaining about today. So come on." We work together." 

And if he "threatens the Europeans with these words," he says, "I explain to them calmly and tell them that millions of refugees will come to you, because every refugee in the Arab world or in Turkey who wishes to immigrate will come to Lebanon and exit through the Lebanese shores towards Europe." As a result, we call for calm dialogue and an end to rumors to make room for those who want to return to Syria voluntarily and safely. What society is doing is against the Lebanese constitution and the Human Rights Charter, and you would not accept it in your own country, so why do you accept it in Lebanon? Let us talk and work together to ensure a safe return and the establishment of an auxiliary country for those who cannot return to Syria. 

"It is true that today we were not able to do everything that needs to be done," he added, "but we are moving in the right direction, and we do not forget that we are a small country resisting the world on this issue. “The international resolution contradicts what we are doing, but we insist on making it clear through dialogue, politics, and day-to-day work that this decision is in conflict with it." The human rights bill and what they are doing as states are more concerned with their own interests than with the human interests of Syrians. They are using the humanitarian situation to enact policies. We've seen the humanitarian situation; most children don't go to school, and you can tell by where they live and what they wear. Does what we see in these people's miserable lives imply that billions of dollars are spent on the displaced?

He inquired about "the fate of these funds, which are occupied by international institutions."

And, when asked if he suspects these institutions of corruption, he responded, "I did not say corruption, but I ask how many billion were spent on educating the displaced at a time when we see that most children are not in school." Furthermore, there are thousands of displaced children who are not registered and do not have papers, and we have generations of illiterate people, as well as generations of children under the age of ten who work and are exposed to a variety of risks and injustices, so where are human rights? The future belongs to Lebanon and its Euro-Mediterranean neighbors.

He addressed the international community, saying: "You are consciously and in cold blood, without hesitation, carrying out the crime of the era. Hundreds of thousands of people live in conditions below zero but under a humanitarian slogan you exploit them for political issues and future political projects. An entire generation of illiterates is being exported." A whole generation, over 70 percent, are without identification papers. To whoever signed the human rights document; let him be so kind and tell us where the rights are.” “In response to a question about the Lebanese government's plan for the return of the displaced, Hajjar stated: "The displaced today do not have the freedom to choose, and they live in fear of being killed if they return to Syria, which puts them in a psychological state that makes them fearful of returning. They're also accustomed to it. "I must live here, like a prisoner who has grown accustomed to being imprisoned for ten years and prefers to remain there rather than be released.” He continued, "The entire world is realizing that Syria is no longer at war, and many Syrian families visit Syria and return to Lebanon on a regular basis, with some of them doing investment work in Syria. Anyone who travels to Syria and returns is supposed to lose their refugee status."

"The returnees within the return plan are only about a thousand people," he continued, "but we are seeking to strengthen the incentive plan for return, and there will be the third stage of return after the first and second stages are completed."

In response to a question, he mentioned "mistakes by the Lebanese state in managing the displacement file, and the biggest apparent mistake today is that the displaced Syrians are present today in all of Lebanon, in all cities and towns, in 1050 towns out of 1150 in Lebanon, which means we were not able to count them in border camps, and this is the biggest mistake."

"The displaced Syrians with international organizations have created mini-states and local authorities in some places, and we would have been in a much worse situation if it hadn't been for the work of the security forces and follow-up with governors and ministries," he said.

He said that he "successfully united the political decision at the level of the Lebanese state so that it becomes with the safe return" within months. He said, "Our message was clear in Brussels and with the UNHCR. The relationship between Lebanon as a state, the UNHCR, and international organizations was not as clear as it is now."