UNHCR Turkey Earthquake Emergency Response (5 April 2023) – Turkey

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Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced on April 3 that, after damage assessments, settlements in Bingol, Kayseri, Mardin, Tunceli, Necde and Batman provinces have been declared disaster areas due to the condition of buildings in the six provinces. On April 1, the Minister of Environment, Construction and Climate Change reported that 2.5 million citizens have been hosted in temporary residence areas, and that the ministry will prepare an additional 100,000 containers to host at least 500,000 earthquake-affected citizens in those areas by May. Meanwhile, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said on March 30 that some 610,000 tents and 45,000 containers have been installed in 289 container areas in the affected area.

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Nearly 22,500 aftershocks have been recorded since February 6, of which at least 45 were between 5 and 6 on the Richter scale. A three-month state of emergency remains in force in 11 provinces directly affected by the earthquakes.

According to the authorities, more than 50,000 people lost their lives in the earthquakes, of whom at least 6,800 were foreign nationals, most of them Syrians.

The Turkish government is leading the response through Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and provincial governors. The Turkish Red Crescent (TRC), local partners and humanitarian organizations work together with disaster and emergency management. The Presidency of Migration Management (PMM) coordinates support for temporary settlements that accommodate refugees and community members. The Ministry of Family and Social Services (MoFSS) provides protection and psychosocial services to women, children and other vulnerable groups.

UNHCR is providing Core Relief Items (CRI) at the request of the Turkish government, including emergency shelter items, tents, blankets, hygiene and kitchen kits, solar lamps, heaters and winter clothes. It also supports UN agencies through in-kind and financial contributions through the UN coordination system.

The UN’s Intersectoral Coordination Mechanism for the Gaziantep earthquake response has been operating since March 1. The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) meets once a week in Ankara. UNHCR leads the Protection Sector and the Cash-Based Intervention Technical Working Group, and contributes to other sectors with partners, NGOs and UN agencies in collaboration with local authorities and regional directorates.

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