Now the UN is appealing to member states to speed up their reception processes and accept those in need.
“Many refugees who left their country for Turkey in search of safety and protection are now facing a new trauma where they have lost their home and livelihood,” the UN migration agency IOM and refugee agency UNHCR write in a joint statement.
— UNHCR appeals to member states to speed up their processes to protect these refugees and help relieve the communities most affected by this humanitarian disaster, says UNHCR Director Filippo Grandi.
In total, the UN estimates that the earthquake on February 6 affected nine million people.