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HIGHLIGHTS
● 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.
● 6,648 individuals reached with life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) support including dignity and maternity kits in Türkiye’s earthquake-affected areas.
● UNFPA’s appeal for the earthquake response is requesting $19.7 million and aims to reach 1.5 million individuals needing life-saving humanitarian support. Up to date, only 17% of the appeal has been funded.
SITUATION UPDATE
● Following the 6 February earthquakes, another 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred on February 20 in Hatay province, resulting in more damage to the healthcare infrastructures.
● 11 provinces were affected by the earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye, including Kahramanmaras, Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa, with about 15.8 million inhabitants, including 1.7 million refugees.
● A State of Emergency for the affected provinces was declared by the government for three months.
● Around 43,600 people lost their lives in the earthquakes, and approximately 110,000 were injured (as of 22 February).
● The earthquakes caused significant destruction of residential and public buildings. 156,000 buildings were identified as collapsed or heavily damaged, and some 450,000 people have been evacuated from earthquake-hit areas.
● Access to antenatal care and safe deliveries is a major concern as many health facilities are damaged.
● Prevention of, and response to, gender-based violence (GBV) is a concern in provinces that have lost public GBV infrastructures such as counselling centres and shelters in the earthquakes.
● There is a high need for mobile and temporary service units in the affected provinces.
● Front-line service providers require self-care and training on providing SRH and GBV services in emergencies.