UNICEF Türkiye Humanitarian Situation Report No. 7 (Earthquake) – 11 April 2023 – Türkiye
Highlights
• The death toll from the devastating earthquakes on 6 February has increased to 50,339, with around 2.7 million people remaining internally displaced. An estimated 2.6 million people are living in tents in formal settlements across earthquake affected areas, while nearly 79,000 are living in container cities. In formal settlements there is access to basic infrastructure and services. However, across affected areas, nearly 1.96 million people are still living in informal sites or next to their damaged houses, in tents or makeshift shelters, with bare minimum living conditions and limited or no access to services.i
• To date, 1,915 unaccompanied children have been identified, of whom 1,774 have been reunified with their families; 78 children have been taken into institutional care and the identification of 33 children continues, to trace and reunify them with their families. ii
• 1,495,648 students have resumed education in earthquake affected provinces. Also, around 254,000 students have moved with their families to non-affected provinces and are enrolled in Turkish Public schools in Ankara, Antalya, Mersin and Istanbul. More than 20,000 students, who previously relocated, have returned to their areas of origin in earthquake affected provinces as they move back with their families. iii
• UNICEF, with its partner GASKI, has reached 30,000 people with water service provision in the two most affected districts of Gazientep. A further 263,000 people are being supported with water service provision in Hatay through UNICEF’s partnership with HATSU. iv
• Through UNICEF’s support to the Ministry of Health with vaccines, 360,000 children will have access to polio immunization and more than 283,000 will have access to Tetanus and diphtheria immunization.
• 149,788 children and caregivers have received mental health and psychosocial support and 25,815 people have accessed safe spaces for multisectoral support. v
• UNICEF has a funding gap of over US$ 135 million (69%) against the funding requirement of US$ 196 million to reach 3 million people, including 1.5 million children.
