The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
TURKEY: In Islahiye camp, 40
kilometres from the Syrian border, ten thousand Syrians are living with services provided by Turkish Red Crescent in close cooperation with partners inside and outside the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. This includes school classes for 2,700 students where they can follow programs based on classes provided in Syria. They will also learn Turkish and English, along with other formal education. The Turkish Red Crescent and other relevant partners provide all services inside the 21 camps in Turkey that are hosting 230,000 Syrians, from food and non-food items to shelter, educational and recreational activities and psychosocial support.
UKRAINE: As winter settles in there is serious humanitarian concern for the health and lives of the Ukrainian people affected by the on-going unrest and violence in some parts of the country. The staff and volunteers of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society are fully engaged in assisting the displaced population in preparing for their first winter away from home. The National Society mobilized all its resources - including the warehouse stocks of emergency supplies - to support the most vulnerable people who live in shelters ill-prepared for winter conditions, or with relatives whose resources are depleted and cannot continue to provide their support without additional help. Since April, the National Society has assisted more than 144,600 displaced people across the country, including Kyiv city. The organization also provides support to those who returned to their homes in the safe areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions.