War has separated Gaza’s children from their parents
Help reunite them and get them on the Road to Recovery

In Gaza, the bombs have stopped, but families remain shattered.

Thousands of parents have no idea where their children are. Their sons and daughters – some just babies and toddlers – are lost in a war-torn wasteland.

UNICEF estimates that 17,000 children have been separated from their parents. Tragically, some may already have died – there is no time to lose to save those who survived the war.

Imagine being one of Gaza’s parents. Amid the chaos of the bombs and forced evacuations, you are separated from your child. Now they are lost, wandering a landscape of rubble, hunger, and disease.

Picture your child shivering in a cold, wet tent, surrounded by strangers, without the love and care they need to survive.

Thousands of children and parents who are trapped in these situations need urgent help today.

Help find lost children

Nour believed her worst nightmare had come true: that her daughters Suad and Sewar had been killed in an airstrike along with their father. But miraculously, the sisters had survived. Thanks to UNICEF’s tracing programme, the children are back with their mother and being cared for.

A miraculous reunion

“Oh, my dear son, my love – this is the first time I’ve ever seen you in my life.”

These are the words of Abdullah, whose baby boy Mohammad was only 9-months-old when he met him for the first time.

Abdullah was separated from his pregnant wife and three children after they were forced to evacuate. Tragically, this was only the beginning of his nightmare.

His wife and one of his sons were killed amid the devastating war. 

His three children who survived – one a tiny infant he had never held – were now without their parents in a war zone.

But thankfully, UNICEF’s team on the ground was able to trace them.

Abdullah broke down in tears as he rushed to hold his baby for the first time.

“This is the first time I hug you, hold you. You are my everything,” he said.

Adbullah can now ensure his children are protected and cared for. And luckily, his children were returned to him without any major injuries. But 24,000 children in Gaza have suffered horrific injuries and amputations.

Your support can help these children recover – and reunite those who are tragically separated from their parents.

We will not stop searching

UNICEF is the only agency in Gaza reuniting families.

We have been working non-stop since the war began. We have been providing wristbands so children can be identified and alternative care for those who are separated. And we won’t stop searching until we find their parents. But this critical work can only continue with your support.

Right now, thousands of children in Gaza are frightened and lonely. They need their parents now.

By joining Gaza’s Road to Recovery, your support can help us reunite these children with their families.

Your support can also provide urgent medical care for these children by restocking hospitals with life-saving supplies like antibiotics, anesthesia, and life-support machines.

And your help can also provide essential cash transfers so children can recover once they are back into the loving arms of their parents.

The long war has destroyed livelihoods, and families have lost breadwinners or taken in nieces and nephews – the only way they will survive is through the help of cash transfers to buy essentials.

Together, we can help these children rediscover the love, care, and safety they deserve – and help them rebuild their lives and dreams.

Baby Yahya was born prematurely in neo-natal medical care. He was evacuated when the war escalated – separating him from his parents. Through UNICEF supporters, his father was finally able to hold his son for the first time.

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Why your ongoing support matters today

   

Reuniting families:

Thousands of children have been wrenched from the safety and love of their families. Your support can allow us to provide community-based alternative care for separated children and fund family-tracking services to help reunite children with their parents.

Restocking hospitals:​

Healthcare in Gaza has been under such intense bombardment that only 17 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals function, and these only partially. Your donation can restock hospitals with medicine and supplies, like the 50 incubators for new-borns UNICEF provided last year.

Providing medicine and supplies:

Gaza is facing a severe shortage of medical supplies, threatening children’s lives. With your help we can provide antibiotics, kits for new-borns, syringes and bandages – essential, life-saving support.

Donate monthly today

 

Other Ways to Donate

You can make a donation by phone by calling 01 878 3000, from Monday to Friday between 9:00 – 5:30pm.

You can send your donation by post to

Freepost; UNICEF Ireland, 33 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin D01 R283.

In signing up to Gaza’s Road to Recovery, you’ll be setting up a monthly donation to UNICEF. During the first 6 months, your donation will go directly towards Gaza, in return you’ll receive monthly emails about how your gift is being used and the life-saving impact it is making for children.

After 6 months, your monthly gift will continue, and will go to where it’s needed most, helping children in crises around the world.

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