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Türkiye

UNICEF Türkiye Humanitarian Situation Report No. 15 (Earthquake) for 6 June – 21 June 2023

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Highlights

• UNICEF together with government and civil society partners, has now reached 454,758 children and caregivers with mental health and psychosocial support through its 51 hubs, and over 2.7 million women, boys and girls, including through social media, with gender-based violence mitigation messaging and awareness raising.

• To date through UNICEF support, 375,154 people have access to safe water (through water trucking, provision of chlorine/chemicals, water storage, water quality testing and repair of water supply system). In addition, 576,648 people have received hygiene supplies including family, baby hygiene kits as well as hygiene kits for people with special needs.

• UNICEF provided 10 Interagency Emergency Health Kits containing medicines and medical items to Adana Health department. Each of these kits will reach 10,000 beneficiaries over a three-month lifespan.

• To date, UNICEF has engaged 297,706 people through two-way communication/dialogues and actions for social and behavioral change, including participation in community insight generation to influence programmes, engagement per post for social media channels and participation in hygiene promotion interactions.

• UNICEF has a funding gap of over US$ 65 million (33%) against a funding requirement of US$ 196 million. While there are needs across all sectors, the humanitarian cash transfer intervention remains the most significantly underfunded.