Aid groups will be able to quickly scale up their operations to support Government-led response activities in areas like food security, protection, education, water, and housing thanks to the money, which spans a three-month timeframe, UN News informed.
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, asked all nations to contribute fully to the response effort.
“Türkiye is home to the largest number of refugees in the world and has shown enormous generosity to its Syrian neighbors for years,” he said. “Now is the time for the world to support the people of Türkiye – just as they have stood in solidarity with others seeking assistance.”
After the terrible earthquakes that occurred on February 6, the UN and its allies have been hurrying to help Türkiye and neighboring Syria.
In Türkiye alone, upwards of nine million people have been directly affected by the once-in-a-generation calamity, which has claimed 35,000 lives, according to the most recent government statistics.
Many individuals, especially children and the elderly were left without access to food, water, heating, shelter, or medical care when the earthquakes occurred during the coldest part of the year.
Schools, hospitals, and other vital institutions have all suffered damage or destruction in the region of 47,000 structures. Tentative shelters are being used by thousands of people across.
Hundreds of kids have either become orphans or are unable to reconcile with their parents as a result of the dissolution of several households. The highest concentration of refugees in the world is hosted in Türkiye, as the UN head observed.
According to the UNHCR, almost 320,000 individuals of various nationalities have joined the 3.6 million Syrians who have taken safety there. In the 11 provinces where the earthquakes occurred, there are more than 1.74 million refugees.
Meanwhile, under the directives of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan will provide 55 tonnes of additional humanitarian aid to Türkiye, which has been devastated by an earthquake, Caspian News reports.
This declaration was made on Tuesday during a meeting of a government panel presided over by Roman Sklyar, the first deputy prime minister.
Basic requirements including clothes, winter tents, metal beds, bedding, and other items will be included in the assistance. The humanitarian aid will be flown to the earthquake-stricken city of Gaziantep in Türkiye.
Previously, President Tokayev instructed the government to give Türkiye $1 million in humanitarian help. At the same time, residents of Kazakhstan are actively involved in assembling humanitarian assistance around the nation.
Approximately 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid were reportedly gathered in all of Kazakhstan’s regions as of Monday, according to local media sources. Around 75 tonnes of them were shipped to Türkiye, and an additional 32 tonnes were given to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
A total of 114 national yurts—mobile, circular homes—were also sent to and set up in Türkiye.
