Press Centre: Emergencies and Disasters
UNICEF Turkey Press Releases on Emergencies and Disasters:
Photograph by Sema Hosta
© UNICEF Turkey
28 August 2008: UNICEF Regional Director visits displaced women and children in Georgia
22 August 2008: UNICEF voiced its concern over the situation of nearly 40,000 children affected by the conflict in Georgia.
13 May 2008: UNICEF China is deeply concerned that large numbers of children could be affected by a major earthquake in Sichuan Province.
08 May 2008: Some 130 UNICEF technical and operations staff continued to travel to the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis today, identifying the greatest threats to children and women and delivering much–needed supplies.
10 August 2006: Ankara -- Once again we are witnessing how children pay the price of war. Of those who have lost their lives or have been wounded since the commencement of hostilities in the Lebanon, one in three are children.
14 January 2005: İstanbul -- Tarkan leads the call for aid in a television spot prepared by UNICEF for the Southeast Asia earthquake and tsunami appeal.
13 January 2005: As Turkey lags behind in worldwide aid to disaster stricken Southeastern Asia, students who lived through the Marmara earthquakes have launched an aid campaign to collect pocket money. (Milliyet Newspaper)
4 January 2005: Jakarta, Indonesia -- Two days ahead of a global conference here to coordinate aid for the countries devastated by tsunamis, UNICEF today proposed four fundamental priorities for children that the agency said are essential to the overall success of the relief effort.
31 December 2004: The Indian Ocean Disaster -- UNICEF warns that over one million children’s lives are at risk.
4th May 2003: Bingöl, Eastern Turkey, 1st May: in the aftermath of an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale (RS), UNICEF launches a flash appeal for US$450,000 to aid recovery.
9th April 2003: UNICEF warns of worsening state of Iraqi children -- urges warring parties to ensure secure humanitarian access to children under siege
6th April 2003: UNICEF concerned about Iraqi children -- statement attributable to UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy
28th March 2003: UNICEF seeks US$166 million to help Iraq’s children -- part of a larger UN humanitarian appeal
19th March 2003: Despite efforts to strengthen Iraq’s children, UNICEF says the outlook is difficult
11th March 2003: Will they survive the war? -- UNICEF racing to bolster the strength of 400,000 malnourished children in Iraq
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