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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

There are also efforts underway within the scope of the “Urban Refugees Support
Project” for Syrians living in cities. The purpose of the project is to reach approximately
300,000 Syrians under temporary protection and to provide necessary assistance.
Toward this goal, distributions have been made in many centers, especially in İzmir,
Mersin, and Bursa.

Up to the present, more than 25,000 Syrian families under temporary protection have
been provided with food aid, kitchen sets, hygiene sets, baby hygiene sets, and blankets.

In addition, social assistance for the Syrians in our country has been provided by projects
such as the International Organization of Migration (IOM) Winter Assistance Project,
the UNICEF Cash Assistance Project; the Welthungerhilfe (WHH) Food Support
Project; the SGDD-ASAM Suruc District Emergency Response Project; and the
Sanliurfa Emergency Response Program.
Moreover, we learned during our field visits and meetings that local non-governmental
organizations play an important role in delivering social welfare services; NGOs have
come together to build up platforms especially in the areas densely populated by Syrians
(e.g. the Sanliurfa Humanitarian Assistance Platform, the Hatay Civil Will Platform,
the Mardin-Syria Assistance Platform, and the Kilis Civil Solidarity Platform), and in
this way aid can be delivered to people in need.
XII. Services for Women and Children

Following the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution No. 1325 in
2000, stating that women and children are the group most adversely affected by war
and conflict, six other decisions were made by 2013 to support this resolution. These
UNSC decisions emphasize the necessity of participating in protection, prevention and
decision-making mechanisms for women’s empowerment. In addition to the UNSC
resolution, Türkiye is a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and passed national legislation, Law
No. 6284 on Protection of the Family and Prevention of Violence against Women,
to establish protection and prevention mechanisms for women. According to Türkiye’s
international obligations and its national legislation, provision of easy and efficient access
for refugee women to these protection and prevention mechanisms and provisions for
these women to participate in decision-making mechanisms should be ensured, and
these women should be empowered. 63

63 Association for Solidarity with Refugees. “Admission Requirements for Refugees in Türkiye, Their Access
to Rights and Services” (accessed October 30, 2016); available from http://www.multeci.org.tr/wp-content/
uploads/2016/10/Turkiye-de-Multecilerin-Kabul-Kosullari-Hak-ve-Hizmetlere-Erisimleri-Uydu-Kentler-
Izleme-ve-Raporla.pdf, 31.

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