On February 6, 2023, a powerful earthquake struck southern Türkiye and northwest Syria — triggering a string of earthquakes and aftershocks across the region.

More than six months after the devastating earthquakes, health services remain critically impacted. Among the 9.1 million people directly affected by the earthquakes, 3 million had to flee their homes.

And even though the media has stopped showing coverage and the rest of the world has moved on, UNFPA is still on the ground delivering lifesaving care and resources to women and girls.

Six months after life-altering disaster, women and girls are still counting on your support today. Donate now to send lifesaving care to women and girls in Syria, Türkiye, and around the world. Our updated critical relief efforts are only 20% funded while millions of lives hang in the balance.

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If you’re wondering why women and girls in Syria and Türkiye still need your support, let us explain:

Crises can mean life or death for pregnant women

• Thousands of hospitals, including UNFPA-supported facilities and safe spaces, have collapsed or been damaged. This has left pregnant women and new mothers struggling to access essential care, including emergency obstetric support and C-sections.

Disrupted sexual and reproductive health access could trigger a secondary disaster

• Over 100 health facilities in Türkiye and more than 170 in Syria have been destroyed or damaged, including at least seven hospitals. This puts at immediate and longer-term risk the health of some 2.2 million women and girls of reproductive age in Syria and 4.1 million in Türkiye, all of whom need the sexual and reproductive health care of their choice.

Violence protection needs are soaring just as services shutter

• In a crisis, women and girls are at much greater risk of violence and abuse, while social security and protection services break down and health facilities collapse. Millions of survivors are meanwhile enduring terrible trauma and need access to mental health and psychosocial support.

Displacement takes a severe physical, mental and social toll

• Over 100,000 households have reportedly been displaced by the earthquakes, although the true number is likely much higher. Many people are staying with host communities or returning to unsafe, uninhabitable homes; many more live on the streets or in refuges, unable to rebuild their houses or livelihoods. Almost half of them are women and girls grappling with homelessness, discrimination, poverty, and escalating risks of exploitation and abuse.

Now more than ever, we must provide solidarity and financial support

• UNFPA has been on the ground since day one, coordinating with partners to reestablish sexual and reproductive health and protection services in Syria and Türkiye. But women and girls are counting on urgently needed funding for more clinics, mobile health teams, and safe spaces.

Will you make a gift to fund lifesaving services for women and girls in Syria, Türkiye, and around the world? We cannot look away while needs mount, and the world looks away six months after the earthquakes.

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From opening emergency clinics to distributing dignity kits to operating mobile health clinics so we can reach even more people, we’re doing everything we can to save lives in the aftermath of this disaster — but there are so many more survivors counting on us. We can’t forget about them, and every second counts.

Thank you for taking action,

USA for UNFPA