Turkey’s empathy expressed through its humanitarian aid sets an example for the rest of the world
Turkey’s empathy expressed through its humanitarian aid sets an example for the rest of the world, according to a visiting United Nations goodwill ambassador.
At “Let’s Talk” -- an event on women’s health in Turkey's Mediterranean province of Antalya -- Russian supermodel and UN envoy Natalia Vodianova told Anadolu Agency on Friday that important actions for women are being taken in Turkey.
She said that Turkey’s tremendous efforts for refugees should be recognized as that they provide a “big lesson” on empathy for developing countries.
Vodianova stressed the importance of providing reproductive education for girls.
Also in Antalya, Natalia Kanem, executive director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), said the event was “wonderful” as it served to break the silence about important women’s health issues.
She praised Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan’s championing women’s issues and particularly stopping child marriages.
“We are learning from each other why it’s so important for girls to have information about their bodies so that they can protect themselves, finish their schooling, and have a happy life,” Kanem said.
A U.N.-led delivery of aid, critically needed by thousands of civilians stranded in a camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border, that community leaders were expecting on Saturday has been postponed, a U.N. official said on Friday."The planned joint U.N.-Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) humanitarian convoy to Rukban camp has been delayed forlogistical and security reasons," Fadwa AbedRabou Baroud, a Damascus-based U.N. official, told reporters.In the last three years, tens of thousands of people have fled to the camp from Daesh terrorists-held parts of Syria being targeted by Russian and U.S.-led coalition air strikes. Video: Jordan’s Rukban: Death camp for Syrians in the desert
UN led aid convoy to Syria's Rukban camp postponed
The Turkish Red Crescent will support Bosnia and Herzegovina in dealing with a recent refugee crisis developing near the border with Croatia, said a representative of the charity group.The head of the Delegation of the Red Crescent to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Goksen Yenigul, met Friday with Elvir Karalic, the representative of the charity organization "Pomozi.ba" in Bosnia.Hundreds of migrants on Wednesday clashed with Bosnian police while trying to cross the border into neighboring Croatia.Yenigul said that one of the most important partners of the Turkish Red Crescent in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Red Cross but the aid group was also in cooperation with UN agencies and local humanitarian organizations such as "Pomozi.ba".Historical roots of 'European Islam'"Our aim is to allocate a suitable place for asylum seekers to settle. Winter is approaching. Therefore, at the request of the Red Cross, we focus on asylum seekers," said Yenigul.The migrants, who had been camping at the Maljevac border crossing since Tuesday, ran through the police barriers in morning hours, chanting "open the borders".Thousands of migrants have been staying in northwestern Bosnia and trying to cross the Croatian border on their way to other EU countries.Recently, migrants -- mostly nationals of Afghanistan and Pakistan -- marched to the Croatian border to draw attention.Turkish Red Crescent to expand services in BalkansBosnia and Herzegovina has found itself in the midst of a migrant crisis with a government crying over lack of funds. After the Balkan route -- through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary or Croatia -- was closed for refugees in March 2016, Bosnia is being used as an alternate route.The Turkish Red Crescent is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey, with an international network to help other nations in need.
Turkish Red Crescent to help Bosnia in refugee crisis
A weeklong Turkish food festival began on Thursday evening in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.The food festival, organized by a local 5-star hotel in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, was inaugurated by Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul."I would like to thank our chefs and musicians who came all the way from Turkey to promote Turkish culture among our Pakistani brothers" Yurdakul told the inaugural ceremony.Saudi aid rescues Pakistan's ailing economyHe said Turkish cuisine is one of the best in the world and hoped people who attend the festival will enjoy Turkish food and music.A wide variety of soups, mezze and kebabs are featured on the daily menu along with desserts and assortments. Seafood is also featured along with a counter serving made-to-order shawarmas.A lucky draw will be held on Nov. 1, the last day of the festival, for two return tickets of Istanbul with a two-night stay at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski.
Turkish food festival begins in Pakistan's capital
The Turkish Red Crescent has been establishing regional logistics centers in neighboring countries to provide more rapid aid to disaster-hit areas, a top organization head said.Operating in a wide area ranging from Central Asia to the Caucasus, the relief organization recently has been establishing stores to support the logistics in times of emergency, Deputy Director General Alper Küçük told Anadolu Agency.Küçük said that the first store was set up in Bulgaria in cooperation with the Bulgarian Red Cross.Turkish cop cries for migrant child fighting for lifeSome material that will serve 2,000 victims in case of emergency were stocked in the store, Küçük added.He also said similar facilities were established in Iraq and in Georgia.“We are trying to expand [our efforts] further across the Balkans,” Küçük said, citing potential natural disasters affecting the region.“So, it is quite important to deliver our supplies in the Balkan region to the scene very quickly,” he stressed.The Turkish Red Crescent also plans to set up logistics stores in Bosnia-and-Herzegovina and Croatia next year, Küçük said.Turkish Red Crescent to expand services in Balkans
Turkish charity expands logistics in neighbor countries