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A young girl stands outside her family tent in Nizip 1 refugee camp, Gaziantep, southern Turkey.

18 October 2017

Refugee and migrant children

Read how we support refugee and migrant children and their families.

Two girls standing in front of an informative poster on GBV

30 November 2023

Combatting gender-based violence in Europe and Central Asia

Stories from the region marking the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence

A mother and her child in the delivery line of UNICEF-supported supplies in an informal temporary accommodation shelter in a neighborhood in Hatay, after two devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye on 6 February 2023.

Türkiye earthquakes and UNICEF’s response

Six months after the devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and northern Syria

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Children in Turkiye next to earthquake response supplies

Kuwait contributes US$ 17 million to boost delivery of essential services to children impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

A little boy walking around at a temporary shelter after two devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye.

100 days after earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, millions of children continue to face desperate conditions

UNICEF calls for continued support for the 6.2 million children in dire need of humanitarian assistance

A group of children entering a UNICEF-supported CFS in a temporary shelter in Osmaniye, after two devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye.

Two months on from Türkiye earthquakes, enormous challenges remain for 2.5 million children in need of humanitarian support

Additional assistance is needed as many children in Türkiye face threat of poverty, child labour or child marriage

A little girl stands amongst the boxes of supplies sent to the survivors of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye.

One month on, more than 850,000 children remain displaced by deadly earthquakes in southern Türkiye and Syria

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in a psychosocial session in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, with children who survived the devastating twin earthquakes. Thousands of children and families are at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023. The initial 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit just after 04:00 local time, when many children and families were asleep at home, with a second 7.5 magnitude quake hitting later in the day.

28 February 2023

2.5 million children in Türkiye need urgent humanitarian assistance, says UNICEF Executive Director, following two-day visit to Türkiye

24 February 2023

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of earthquake-affected children and families in Türkiye

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Afshan Khan – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

14 February 2023

Hundreds of thousands of children enduring desperate conditions following Türkiye and Syria earthquakes: UNICEF

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva