UN / TÜRKIYE SYRIA EARTHQUAKE FUNDING

In response to the multiple earthquakes that rocked southern Türkiye and northern Syria, the United Nations announced a 25 million US dollar grant from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help kick-start the humanitarian response. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:49
• Production Date: 7 February 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: MARTIN GRIFFITHS; STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: EARTHQUAKES; HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NATURAL DISASTERS
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA; TURKEY
• MAMS Id: 3008915
• Parent Id: 3008915
• Alternate Title: unifeed230207d

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STORY: UN / TÜRKIYE SYRIA EARTHQUAKE FUNDING
TRT: 00:49
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 07 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

07 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay at the podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In response to the multiple earthquakes that rocked southern Türkiye and northern Syria yesterday, we announced a 25 million dollar grant to help kick-start the humanitarian response. The funds from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund will help provide urgent life-saving assistance in the region. Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, says he wants to assure the people there that they are not alone, and that the humanitarian community will support them every step of the way out of this crisis.”
5. Wide shot, journalists

Storyline

In response to the multiple earthquakes that rocked southern Türkiye and northern Syria, the United Nations announced a 25 million US dollar grant from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help kick-start the humanitarian response.

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (7 Feb) told reporters in New York that the CERF funds “will help provide urgent life-saving assistance in the region.”

Dujarric quoted the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, saying he wants “to assure the people there that they are not alone, and that the humanitarian community will support them every step of the way out of this crisis.”

According to the Government of Türkiye, at least 3,381 people died and more than 20,000 were injured after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck close to the southern city of Gaziantep early on Monday, followed by another 7.5 magnitude earthquake several hours later.

Syria’s health authorities reported 769 deaths and 1,448 injuries from the earthquakes, in Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib countryside and Tartus.