Expert Talk about the Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey

Many thanks to Michael Köhler, who participated in our online expert discussion ” ü ” on 16. March 2023 answered the questions of EMA members and partners on disaster aftermath in the earthquake zones in Syria and Turkey!

In the discussion moderated by EMA Secretary General Clara Gruitrooy, the EU expert on humanitarian assistance in the MENA region provided information on the process and challenges of organizing emergency humanitarian assistance, the relevance of gender equity in emergency response, and appealed to the international community to enable reconstruction in the region.

For all the goals to be achieved, a systematic and structural approach is needed, in which EMA and its partners can play an important role.