On February 6, 2023, a series of devastating earthquakes rattled Syria and Turkey, necessitating a robust international response in an already challenging environment amid ongoing conflict and displacement. A year later, USIP hosted a conversation with individuals who experienced the disaster firsthand and were involved in the relief effort.
Bachir Tajaldin
Country Director, Syria and Turkey, Syrian American Medical Society
Mufaddal Hamadeh
President, Syrian American Medical Society
Alex Mahoney
Division Chief for Middle East Levant, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Mona Yacoubian, opening remarks/moderator
Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/one-year-later-earthquakes-syria-and-turkey
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