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On 6 February 2023, two major earthquakes with magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6 struck southeastern Türkiye, impacting 15.6 million people, including 1.8 million refugees, in 11 provinces.1 As of November 2023, 7.9 million people, including 3.2 million children, remained in need of humanitarian assistance.
Protracted displacement, overstretched social services and difficult socioeconomic conditions triggered by higher inflation have compounded the vulnerability of affected children and families, posing risks to children's welfare. And, as of August 2023, there were still an estimated 181,264 households living in temporary sites in the four most affected provinces.2
In support of the Government’s strategy, UNICEF will focus its response on key remaining humanitarian needs by providing access to adequate sanitation and hygiene, mental health and psychosocial support, gender-based violence mitigation and response, continued education and humanitarian cash transfers, to assure children's well-being and sustain the livelihoods of their families.
UNICEF requires $116 million to address the humanitarian needs of 3 million people, including 1.7 million children, suffering from the consequences of the earthquakes.