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The Government of Turkey must speed up financial support to refugee families who have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; this needs to be equallyaddressed for the host communities and refugees alike if we are not to witness one of the worst poverty crisis in the last decade.
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Local authorities must immediately allocate more human resources to cope with the increased requests for Temporary Protection Identification Documents to ensure allrefugees have access to health care, education, and any other protection services available.
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More than 4 million people are at an even greater health risk than before this earthquake. Shelter, medical care as COVID-19 is wreaking havoc globally against everyone, and support for refugees facing another winter without proper accommodation must be immediately provided to all displaced as a result of this disaster.
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“Providing information and protection assistance to vulnerable refugees in Turkey and enhancing community-based protection” project is funded by European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO).
This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Union, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
* This article was translated into English by Beril Cansın Saran, who is an intern at IGAM.
