Reports

GENEVA (13 March 2023) – Parties to the conflict in Syria committed widespread human rights violations and abuses in the months leading up to the most devastating earthquakes to hit the region in more than a…

Human Rights Council Fifty-second session 27 February–31 March 2023 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Summary During the period under review, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic continued to document pervasive violations…

Istanbul, Türkiye — UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a five-day visit to earthquake-devastated areas of Syria and Türkiye, visiting survivors and affected people, as well as humanitarian staff on the ground providing urgent…

Situation Just over a month ago, magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck southeast Türkiye in the morning of Monday 6th February 2023. There were thousands of significant aftershocks in the weeks that followed. It is reported that over…

Hatay -- The international community must strengthen its efforts to ensure aid keeps reaching the millions of people who have been affected by the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria last month, according to the…

Highlights More than 4,500 deaths and 8,700 injuries have been reported in north-west Syria, as of 6 March, since an earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck Türkiye on 6 February. Thousands of people became homeless as more than 10,600…

The EU and its Member States intend to make a significant pledge for further relief, recovery, and reconstruction in Türkiye and further relief, recovery, and rehabilitation in Syria. The EU calls on other international partners and…

KEY FINDINGS* 103,472 - IDPs arrived to communities and last resort sites1 since the first earthquake 47,250 - Returnees and cross-border movements to communities since the first earthquake 91 - Newly established last resort sites since the first earthquake CONTEXT…

Ankara -- The response to the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria a month ago has moved into a new phase, says the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as he begins…

SITUATION AT A GLANCE 52,104 Earthquake-related Deaths Reported in Türkiye and Syria Media – March 2023 240,000 Number of Damaged or Destroyed Buildings in Türkiye and Syria UN – March 2023 2.7 MILLION Number of People Displaced in Türkiye IOM – March…