For the attention of all competent bodies and humanitarian agencies

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On the morning of 6 February 2023, consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 struck both Turkey and Syria, with majority-Kurdish regions particularly affected. A major humanitarian catastrophe has resulted, with over 25,000 deaths to date and millions displaced.

Many political and civil institutions, organisations and individual actors, from both within and without the affected regions, have taken urgent action to reach the disaster zone. However, despite the arrival of some aid to some locations, many hundreds of thousands of people in Syria alone are still homeless, or trapped under the rubble waiting to be rescued. Many districts are still without food, electricity, shelter or other fundamental necessities to ensure their survival.

Unfortunately, many parties to the Syrian conflict have put political calculations before their humanitarian and moral imperatives. In many places, these actors have become an obstacle to the delivery of humanitarian aid.

As the Kurdish Red Crescent, since the beginning of the disaster, we have declared our readiness to reach and help the afflicted regardless of location, and respond to their needs to the utmost of our abilities. Many obstacles prevented us from reaching the regions of Afrin and Jinderes. The same is true now as regards out attempted delivery of aid to Aleppo, Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Shahba, where the Syrian regime is placing significant obstacles before us.

Following ten years of war, 90% of buildings in Aleppo are unsafe and no longer suitable for people to live in. Following the earthquake, the danger has reached such a level that no-one is able to live in these houses any longer. Tens of thousands of people are currently living outside in freezing temperatures without shelter, food, water, and heating. If they are not reached as soon as possible, a humanitarian catastrophe worse than the earthquake itself will inevitably ensue.

As such, the Kurdish Red Crescent is issuing an urgent appeal to all humanitarian agencies on the basis of our shared democratic and humanitarian values. We ask them to urgently intervene and open secure, internationally-guaranteed humanitarian corridors into the affected regions to enable us to deliver all necessary assistance to these populations in such desperate need.

11/02/2023

Kurdish Red Crescent

Hope through work

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On #World_Suicide_Prevention_Day , 10th September Protection and Psychological Support Office of Kurdish Red Crescent/KRC/ launched an awareness campaign entitled “Hope through work “.
According to WHO, suicides occur somewhere in the world every 40 seconds, that is the 3rd leading cause of death of girls and the third cause of men death, approximately, 800,000 people suicide every year, it mostly takes place in developing countries.
The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness of suicide prevention through coping and problem-solving skills besides establishing good relationships with caregivers, the activities are conducting in KRC facilities under the supervision of psychologists where health, physical and mental care is available.


Laugh , play and hope

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Protection and Psychological support office provides bicycles for child Protection House in Al-Hasakah to each child according to their ages ,Observing the safety and security in agreement with the management of the house,in response to their desire to practice their cycling hobbies during summer holiday. The office also is continuig to provide a range of recreational and educational activities for children in addition to educational programs on how to deal with children for the staff working in the house.

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Their laugh makes us keep going

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Name: Fadhila Khader Al Ali
Age: 7 years
Housing: Washukani Camp
Injury: Physical disability
Date and cause of disability: conducting an operation for a mass in the spine that led to loss the ability of using the lower limbs
Fadhila’s physical disability and not integrating with her peers increased the displacement suffering. However, Community Protection team in Washukani camp tracked the case and the response was by providing a wheelchair for the child.
Community Protection Program seeks empowering people with disability and including them with their peers to secure good psychosocial and social life.
Fadhila is just one example among thousands of children in NES who have been displaced and have to live in poor conditions with lack of health care and safety
 

Care of the mother and her child is a key priority in our services

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Getting access to essential and proper nutrition for children is one of the biggest health challenges in NES, as malnourished children are more vulnerable comparing to their peers so they are at more risk to get sick.

According to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) more than 232 million children worldwide are suffering from malnutrition, which is the main reason to nearly half of children deaths under 5.

Children nutrition and the care of pregnant woman and newborns program is a key priority in providing secondary and primary health care, which is through package of services like providing health care for the mothers during pregnancy and after giving birth, health awareness about natural birth, breastfeeding, regular checking, obstetrics, providing food, needed medicine and supplements especially in the camps.

Malak and her mother is one of hundreds of success stories that we achieved in our medical and ambulance centers, as our aim is always getting the best level of health for both women and children in all NES

In accordance with humanitarian standards, Protection and Psychological Support Office of the Kurdish Red Crescent

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In accordance with humanitarian standards, Protection and Psychological Support Office of the Kurdish Red Crescent succeeds again in its humanitarian interventions, as it helped Diaa 22-year-old. Diaa became the breadwinner for his three siblings after he lost his parents. KRC hastened to provide all their needs, and get him a job in one of KRC points, so he has now a good income enables them to live independently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knPgwZtJEGc

Distributing clothes to children in Washokani camp

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 In response to the difficult conditions experienced by displaced people from “Sere Kaniye” in “Washokani” camp, especially in winter, KRC teams distributed more than 2,300 pieces of winter clothes for the children.

  The distribution that included jackets and home clothing, targeted schoolchildren between the ages of 6 and 18 years.

Landmine remnants injure four children in Tal Rifaat

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International Children’s Day was declared in 1954 as a global occasion celebrated on 20 November every year to enhance international bonding, raise awareness among the world’s children, and improve their well-being.
While most Syrian children lack their most basic rights, in addition to the physical and psychological remnants of war that they learn every day.
Exactly on this morning, a landmine planted between olive fields in Tal Rifaat exploded with four children from one family, aged between 9 and 14 years.
The four children sustained injuries that could remain with them for their lives
It is worth noting that the statistics of war remnants casualties in al-Shahba areas have reached /81/ to this day.

child-friendly space opened in Washukani camp

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Children are our main goal in all our projects. So, we did our best to feature the International Children’s Day. Therefore, we had a research,  at the Office of Protection in cooperation with the Committee  of the Protection of children  of  North-East Syria,  on the situation of children in the “Washukani” displaced camp, where people got displaced from the city of Sri Kanye more than a year ago.  It was our pleasure to   open a “child-friendly space”  focusing on children more and following up on their mental health   targeting pre-school ages.

 This area named after “Mohammed” and “Sarah” to embody  all children affected by  the war.  Children of the camp, and some KRC members besides Committee for the Protection of the Child, participated this event which  included a series of amusement activities in which the children expressed their joy and gratitude.