Australian charities alliance launches appeal for donations as a major aid effort gets under way to help provide shelter, food and medical supplies
is fundraising for the Turkish and Syrian Arab Red Crescent teams, and say that donations will help provide immediate and longer-term relief to communities affected by the earthquakes.
It says the support may include “emergency relief assistance such as search and rescue and first aid services, health, shelter and non-food items; specialist aid workers to assist local teams to respond to the crisis; helping people to restore contact with family members separated by the earthquakes by offering services to maintain family links and locate missing family members; and monitoring and evaluation of the operation.is raising funds for the children affected by the crisis.
It says that children in Syria “face one of the most complex humanitarian situations in the world”. It said that even before the earthquake two-thirds of the population was in need of assistance. Before the earthquake, Unicef said it required US$328.5m to meet the needs of Syria’s children in 2023.
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