One-Year Later: Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey

February 07, 2024 00:59:54
One-Year Later: Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey
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One-Year Later: Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey

Feb 07 2024 | 00:59:54

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Show Notes

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.

Speakers

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 Yacoubianopening 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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