UN / TURKIYE SYRIA EARTHQUAKES

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, updated journalists on the humanitarian response to the earthquake that hit Türkiye and Syria. Dujarric said that water and sanitation have emerged as key priorities. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:52
• Production Date: 29 March 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: EARTHQUAKES; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA; TURKEY
• MAMS Id: 3029259
• Parent Id: 3029259
• Alternate Title: unifeed230329g

Description

STORY: UN / TURKIYE SYRIA EARTHQUAKES
TRT: 01:52
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 29 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

29 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And turning to Türkiye, we and our partners continue to support the Government-led response to the earthquake that hit that country. Water and sanitation have emerged as key priorities and we have delivered over 900,000 litres of drinking water and over 1.7 million litres of water for sanitation. We have also provided over 300,000 hygiene kits, including dignity kits, as well as thousands of latrines and bathing facilities.”
4. Close-up, journalist
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We are also supporting the Government of Türkiye’s health response with over 4 million vaccine doses and 23 tons of trauma and medical supplies.
We urgently need funding to help more than 5 million people affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye. As of today, our US$1 billion flash appeal is about 23 percent funded.”
6. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our humanitarian response is also ongoing across Syria. In Government areas, we and our partners have provided protection services for hundreds of thousands of people in Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Tartous and for people displaced in other governorates. This includes psychosocial care, legal counseling, and support for survivors of gender-based violence and children separated from their families.”
8. Close-up, journalist
SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In the north-west, we and our partners have cleared over 32,000 cubic metres of debris, also rehabilitated 80 classrooms in Aleppo and Idlib governorates. Other programmes are underway to restore water stations and health clinics. These projects have created short-term work opportunities for about 1,400 people.”
9. Wide shot, Stéphane Dujarric at the podium

Storyline

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, updated journalists on the humanitarian response to the earthquake that hit Türkiye and Syria. He said that water and sanitation have emerged as key priorities.

Briefing journalists today (29 Mar) in New York, Stéphane Dujarric said that in Türkiye “we have delivered over 900,000 litres of drinking water and over 1.7 million litres of water for sanitation.”

He continued, “We have also provided over 300,000 hygiene kits, including dignity kits, as well as thousands of latrines and bathing facilities.”

According to Dujarric, UN is also supporting the Government of Türkiye’s health response “with over 4 million vaccine doses and 23 tons of trauma and medical supplies.”

He also said, “We urgently need funding to help more than 5 million people affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye. As of today, our US$1 billion flash appeal is about 23 percent funded.”

Dujarric also updated on humanitarian response across Syria. He said, “In Government areas, we and our partners have provided protection services for hundreds of thousands of people in Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Tartous and for people displaced in other governorates.”

Dujarric continued, “This includes psychosocial care, legal counseling, and support for survivors of gender-based violence and children separated from their families.”

He noted, “In the north-west, we and our partners have cleared over 32,000 cubic metres of debris, also rehabilitated 80 classrooms in Aleppo and Idlib governorates.”

“Other programmes are underway to restore water stations and health clinics. These projects have created short-term work opportunities for about 1,400 people,” he concluded.