Families shelter at a mosque in the Al-Midan district of Aleppo,
Syria, which has
15 February 2023Humanitarian Aid |
Ahead of a briefing to journalists in New York on Wednesday, Laila Baker, UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, spoke to UN News from Aleppo, where women are clamoring for peace amid the rubble of the disaster and the ravages of war.
“Without fault, in every group of women, individual or collective, their message was the same: We've had enough. We are exhausted, and we want reconciliation. We want peace. And we hope that during this very dark moment, that it'll be a moment where everyone's hearts and minds are open to the possibilities of peace,” she said.
Immense humanitarian needs
The death toll from the double earthquakes that struck Syria and neighboring Türkiye continues to rise and has surpassed 41,000, according to media reports.
