November 3, 2024

Mercato Announced a Donation Campaign Together with UNHCR to Provide Emergency Relief to those affected by the Deadly Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria!

 Mercato Announced a Donation Campaign Together with UNHCR to Provide Emergency Relief to those affected by the Deadly Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria!

Relief items, including high-thermal blankets, are distributed to families staying at a mosque in the Suliman AlHalabi neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. The mosque has been turned into a collective shelter after two earthquakes struck the region on 6 February. The 7.7 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria, killing nearly 20,000 people. UNHCR is distributing core relief items kits to 1,000 families in Aleppo. ; UNHCR is supporting relief efforts in Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes on 6 February 2023. The disaster has struck a region that has been facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian emergencies, with Türkiye, the world’s largest refugee host country, accommodating more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees, and Syria having faced more than 12 years of crisis in which millions have been forced to flee and remain in need of humanitarian assistance. UNHCR is on the ground in Syria providing emergency supplies including high-thermal blankets, mattresses and other supplies, as severe winter storms sweep through the region. In Türkiye, UNHCR teams are assisting refugee and local populations alike in response to the government’s request to provide emergency assistance, and are providing kitchen sets, mattresses and tents.

Following the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Mercato launched an emergency appeal for donations together with UNHCR to provide emergency relief to those affected by this devastating earthquake.
The campaign will run until 21st March, UAE residents can visit Mercato, and donate to the UNHCR team to provide vital aid for Syria and Turkey citizens who left without shelter and vital supplies.

Nisreen Boustani, PR and Corporate Communication Manager of Mercato Mall and Town Centre Jumeirah, said:“ Thousands of homes are likely to have been destroyed, displacing families and exposing them to

the elements at a time of year when temperatures regularly drop below freezing and snow and freezing rain are common. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Turkey and Syria affected by the
earthquake. This aid is part of Mercato’s humanitarian and moral duty towards the needy and those impacted by disasters and calamities, the earthquakes lasted seconds, but the aftermath will last for years”.

Those looking to lend a helping hand can visit the UNHCR booth at Mercato on the first floor in front of Patchi.