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Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye and Syria

Thousands of children and families are at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria today.

People gather around collapsed buildings as rescue teams look for survivors following an earthquake in the Syrian city of Aleppo

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children and families affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

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

On 6 February 2023, people gather around collapsed buildings as rescue teams look for survivors following an earthquake in the government-held Syrian city of Aleppo.

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Hundreds of thousands of children enduring desperate conditions: 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

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