At the end of a five-day visit to the regions of Syria and Turkey devastated by the earthquake of 6 February, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, sounded the alarm, on Monday 13 March, about the humanitarian needs of “millions of people”, affected, injured or displaced.
“The level of destruction and devastation is shocking and, in many places, it is apocalyptic. The needs on the ground in both countries are enormous and the response must be...