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Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes
February 11, 2025Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.
Currently, there are still over 1.6 million people in need including 416,000 women and girls of reproductive age. 22,800 of them are pregnant.
Fatma, Mehtap, Selda and Saliha are just some of them. They are still feeling the pain and living in container cities with many challenges, including limited access to services.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them.
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A year after massive earthquakes in Türkiye, women and girls still face danger
February 6, 2024One year after two devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye, hundreds of thousands of women and girls still have no proper home and have limited health and protection services.
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Ensuring access to maternal healthcare after the devastating Türkiye earthquake
May 30, 2023Fatma was three hours away from having a C-section when the earthquake struck Türkiye in February, destroying her hospital.
See how UNFPA is working with partners to ensure women have access to maternal care and discover why women and girls in Türkiye and Syria still need help.
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Three months after, earthquake survivors in Türkiye still need support
May 7, 2023Three months after the earthquakes in Türkiye, many women and girls remain unable to give birth safely and live free from violence.
UNFPA is on the ground providing vital reproductive health and protection services and life-saving kits. Learn more.
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Earthquake survivors in Türkiye need urgent mental health care
May 5, 2023Millions of survivors of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are enduring terrible trauma.
See how UNFPA is providing access to mental health and psychosocial support.
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Supporting women and girls affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye
April 12, 2023In this video, UNFPA mobile teams and local partners explain how they are responding to the urgent needs of women and girls affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye. Learn more.
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Supporting women left with nothing after the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
February 22, 2023When the earthquakes struck, Rojin only had time to grab her son and run from her house.
UNFPA is providing women like Rojin in Türkiye and Syria with much needed dignity kits.
Get the latest updates on our humanitarian response here.
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Women and girls need urgent support in the aftermath of the earthquake in Türkiye
February 14, 2023The situation in Türkiye remains dire, with over 15 million people affected by the earthquake.
Half of them are women and girls, and more than 20,000 pregnant women will give birth soon.
In this video, our colleague Zeynep Atılgan Özgenç tells us more about their urgent needs and UNFPA’s humanitarian response to the crisis.
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Drone footage of earthquake damage and rescue efforts in Türkiye
February 9, 2023Millions of people have been affected by the deadly earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, including thousands of pregnant women.
Learn more about how UNFPA is providing urgent reproductive healthcare for women and girls in Türkiye and Syria.