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After more than a decade of war, earthquakes are a catastrophe on top of a crisis for millions of people in Syria
- 20 February 2023
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Resource date: Feb 2023
Publisher: UNFPA Türkiye
UNFPA is scaling up its response with partners to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls, including giving birth safely and living free from violence and abuse.
Nearly 7,000 individuals have been reached with life-saving sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence support including dignity and maternity kits in Turkiye's earthquake-affected areas.
UNFPA’s appeal for the earthquake response is $19.7 million and aims to reach 1.5 million people. To date, only 17% of the appeal has been funded.
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Resource date: Feb 2023
Publisher: UNFPA
When the earthquakes struck, Rojin only had time to grab her son and run from her house.
UNFPA is providing women like Rojin in Türkiye and Syria with much needed dignity kits.
Get the latest updates on our humanitarian response here.
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Resource date: Feb 2023
Publisher: UNFPA Türkiye
UNFPA is responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye by scaling up services with partners to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls, including to give birth safely and to live free from violence and abuse.
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18 February 2023
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Resource date: Feb 2023
Publisher: UNFPA
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The situation in Türkiye remains dire, with over 15 million people affected by the earthquake.
Half of them are women and girls, and more than 20,000 pregnant women will give birth soon.
In this video, our colleague Zeynep Atılgan Özgenç tells us more about their urgent needs and UNFPA’s humanitarian response to the crisis.