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UNDP Turkey Country Director, Mr. Claudio Tomasi said that the Project aims at sharing the burden of Turkey through UNDP's more than 50 years of expertise in the area of development. Mr. Tomasi stated that Turkey has been faced with an unprecedented migration challenge which no country could ever be prepared for enough and added that over the years, Turkey put in place a number of policies, coordinated among many different actors, and provided a multifaceted response to a complex question, which is the greatest humanitarian tragedy in modern history. Saying that Government of Turkey and Turkish people have shown tremendous generosity and hospitality to Syrian refugees, since the beginning of the crisis, UNDP Turkey Country Director underlined that many voices have praised Ankara not only for its resilience facing such an influx, but also for the open-door policy, the quality of camps, and the positive steps taken toward assisting Syrians in need.
UNDP Country Director also quoted from Charles Dickens; "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another". He stressed that the UNDP and EU are working together to lighten the burden of Turkey, Syrian refugees and their host communities to build a new future for all. Emphasizing that the objective of Turkey Resilience Project in Response to the Syria Crisis (TRP) is to suggest a resilience-based and long-term approach, Mr. Tomasi pointed out that there is a direct link between development, humanitarian response, rehabilitation, reconstruction, resilience and stability and added: “The most effective global response to future crises in our world, would most likely to be through integrating humanitarian aid and development goals, in a way that one complements the other.”