The United Nations Children’s Agency warned of Severe risk up to 3.7 million children in Areas affected by the earthquake in Syria.
The February 6 earthquake that hit neighboring Turkey killed over 50,000 peopleincluding nearly 6,000 in Syria.
In Syria alone, there are no fewer than 8.8 million people affected by the devastating earthquake, according to the United Nations
3.7 million children in affected areas of Syria… is facing Many threats are growing and potentially catastrophic,” the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, said in a permit on Thursday.
She cited the emotional and psychological impact of the disaster as increasing risk of disease and deficiency of access to basic services for families left Prone to approximately 12 years of conflict.”
UNICEF Executive Director director Catherine Russell who He visited Syria for two days on Thursday, he said children of Syria has already He suffered the indescribable horror and heartbreak.”
Quake and aftershocks “not only destroyed more homes, schools and places for children to playthey also smashed any sense of safety for a lot of most vulnerable children and families.”
UNICEF said it needed $172.7 million to save lives immediately support for 5.4 million peopleincluding 2.6 million children affected by the earthquake. in Syria.
“to provide access to basic services, like Safe drinking water, health and psychosocial care support” Can help families rebuild life, Russell added.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wed urged international community to help Earthquake-hit Northwestern Syria on for him first- Visiting areas under opposition control of Country.
The United Nations launched a $397 million appeal for help earthquake victims in Syria, but Tedros warned, “We are not getting what is needed for This is an emergency.”
Syria has also faced a deadly Cholera outbreak that started last year.
Since 2011, the war in Syria has killed approx half million people and forced around half of prewar population from others homes.
Many took refuge in Turkish, including the areas it destroyed last earthquake of the month.
