UN / TURKIYE EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Türkiye, Alvaro Rodríguez, said one-month after the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria, “between one and two million people” in Türkiye “are in need some kind of support to maybe re-establish their lives.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:05
• Production Date: 7 March 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: EARTHQUAKES; FINANCING; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
• Geographic Subject: TURKEY
• MAMS Id: 3017604
• Parent Id: 3017604
• Alternate Title: unifeed230307d

Description

STORY: UN / TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN
TRT: 02:05
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 07 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters

07 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press room dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodríguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Türkiye:
“We've just crossed the one-month mark of the terrible earthquakes that struck Türkiye, and of course they impacted Syria as well. As of now, we have over 50,000 deaths in the country, around 200,000 buildings fully destroyed or partially destroyed, and between one and two million people that are relocating either within provinces or outside their provinces of origin to be able to find some kind of support to maybe re-establish their lives.”
4. Wide shot, press room dais
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodríguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Türkiye:
“We have a one-billion-dollar appeal, that unfortunately is only funded roughly to 100 million dollars, with the main contributors being Germany, the US, the United States. We require additional funding to be able to provide for humanitarian needs. While I think there's generally the correct expectation that Türkiye will move on with an effective recovery and reconstruction plan in the months to come, that reconstruction and recovery should be based on a solid foundation to meet the humanitarian needs that are required now.”
6. Wide shot, press room dais
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodríguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Türkiye:
“Many people are relocating outside of their areas of residence. And our hope is to be able to provide support where they are, rather than having them have to move to other locations. Sometimes it can be close and that's not a problem. But it's important that we try and reach people where they are. People have chosen in some cases to stay near their land, or near their destroyed property, for obvious reasons. They are the assets that they own, and they want to protect them.”
8. Wide shot, press room dais, end of briefing

Storyline

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Türkiye, Alvaro Rodríguez, today (7 Mar) said
one-month after the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria, “between one and two million people” in Türkiye “are in need some kind of support to maybe re-establish their lives.”

Briefing reporters in New York via video teleconference (VTC), Rodríguez said, “as of now, we have over 50,000 deaths in the country, around 200,000 buildings fully destroyed or partially destroyed.”

The humanitarian official said, “we have a one-billion-dollar appeal, that unfortunately is only funded roughly to 100 million dollars, with the main contributors being Germany, the US, the United States.”

He said, “while I think there's generally the correct expectation that Türkiye will move on with an effective recovery and reconstruction plan in the months to come, that reconstruction and recovery should be based on a solid foundation to meet the humanitarian needs that are required now.”

Rodriguez said “many people are relocating outside of their areas of residence. And our hope is to be able to provide support where they are, rather than having them have to move to other locations. Sometimes it can be close and that's not a problem. But it's important that we try and reach people where they are. People have chosen in some cases to stay near their land, or near their destroyed property, for obvious reasons. They are the assets that they own, and they want to protect them.”

The $1 billion appeal was launched by the UN on 16 February to assist 5.2 million people affected by the earthquake, including the 1.9 million people who were made homeless and who are now living in tents and temporary shelters.

The resources would allow aid organizations to ramp up their operations to support Government-led response efforts in areas including food security, protection, education, water and shelter.

In line with the Flash Appeal, UN disaster assessment teams remain active in south-eastern Türkiye to support the coordination of urban search-and-rescue operations and assist in the needs assessments.