Internal Forced Migration in Syria Before and After the Earthquake
08 September 2023
The devastating earthquake in northwestern region of Syria was not the first earthquake or catastrophe to disrupt and shake the infrastructure and social fabric of the population there over the...
The failure of the emergency humanitarian response
25 August 2023
Prior to the earthquake, the United Nations described the humanitarian response in Syria as one of the most complex emergency responses in the world. The continuation of this response for...
Breathing amidst Ruins
17 August 2023
The earthquake inflicted also significant harm to the environment. Its profound effects have further added to the burden faced by its people, who have been enduring the consequences of a...
The Arts of the Earthquake
11 August 2023
Syrian Artists turned towards creativity in the face of the February 6th earthquake catastrophe. The different ranges of themes they addressed show particularly the reality of the Syrian people prior...
"Their whole world crumbled before their eyes"
07 August 2023
Already having challenges to access assistance pre-earthquake – as Syrian children have fewer opportunities to be integrated into Turkish kindergartens – and with schools closed for several weeks in a...
Solidarity is still alive among Syrians
04 August 2023
At the time of the earthquake catastrophe, Syrians came again together. They crossed the conflict-made borders to help and support each other’s. Hate speech disappeared from the social media. Civil...
The sense of grief and loss at the destruction of one’s home
01 August 2023
By comparing the sense of loss that an earthquake in Southern Italy in 1980 and the destruction of the city of Homs by the conflict in Syria caused, the two...
