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Hatay, \u202a10 April 2021<\/strong>\u2013 The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozk\u0131r, traveled to Turkey\u2019s southern province of Hatay today to meet with Syrian refugees and visit the United Nations cross-border humanitarian operations.<\/p>\n Soon after arrival, he met with the Governor of Hatay, Mr. Rahmi Do\u011fan. They discussed Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-Turkish cooperation, which they deemed necessary for the provision of aid by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to northwest Syria. The Governor updated President Bozk\u0131r on the situation of the approximately 450,000 Syrian refugees living in Hatay.<\/p>\n The President then visited the United Nations\u2019 transshipment hub in Reyhanl\u0131, where he was briefed on OCHA operations by Mr. Mark Cutts, United Nations Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, and Ms. Catherine Alcaraz, Deputy Director of the United Nations Monitoring Mechanism (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵMM). He also observed the delivery process, including procedures for loading aid shipments onto trucks and monitoring their contents.<\/p>\n Speaking to the press afterwards, he said that, as the President of the United Nations\u2019 most representative body, he was calling on the Security Council to ensure that the vital cross-border operations he had seen would continue uninterrupted.<\/p>\n He expressed concern that there was only one authorized border crossing, which was not sufficient to meet Syrians\u2019 rising humanitarian needs. He underscored the need to expand operations. He stressed that no country had the luxury to stop the cross-border operations during a crisis of such magnitude.<\/p>\n The President then visited the Cilveg\u00f6z\u00fc Border Gate, where Hatay Deputy Governor Salih Altun described Turkey\u2019s role in cross-border humanitarian efforts. Mr. Bozk\u0131r was presented with an oil painting made by a Syrian refugee child.<\/p>\n Following a stop at the Cilveg\u00f6z\u00fc Border Gate, at the Turkish-Syrian border, the President traveled to the B\u00fck\u00fclmez border post overlooking Atme Tent City, which houses internally displaced Syrians.<\/p>\n He then visited the Boynuyo\u011fun Temporary Accommodation Center, a camp for Syrians who have sought refuge in Turkey. There he stopped by the camp’s orphan center, gave gifts to children, saw a computerized library and spoke with Syrians who were earning income through such activities as growing strawberries, running shops, and making and embroidering clothing.<\/p>\n He then toured the Alt\u0131n\u00f6z\u00fc Culture and Art Center, where he saw production workshops run by that cooperative, which was established by Syrian and Turkish women.<\/p>\n The President plans to return to New York on 12 April.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n