Children in Gaza are under attack – again!

The ceasefire in Gaza is on the brink of collapse. One million traumatised children have been plunged back into fear and hell. As the bombs are dropped from the sky, it is the children who are suffering the most in what can only be described as a tragedy of catastrophic proportions.

After 17 months of relentless war, the humanitarian crisis is unimaginable. Over 14,770 children killed, 17,000 children separated from their parents, and tens of thousands severely injured. 

Essential services have collapsed. 82% of hospitals are damaged or destroyed and food and safe water is extremely scarce. Tens of thousands of children are suffering from malnutrition and 90% of babies and toddlers have been affected by infectious diseases.

Despite the endless bombings and horrific conditions in Gaza, UNICEF has continued to deliver life-saving aid throughout the war: food, medical supplies, warm clothing, and water to families. 

Right now, UNICEF is on the ground providing vital cash transfers to injured children and their families.

These cash transfers are the difference between life and death for thousands of children. Without this essential assistance families would have no way of buying the water, medicines and food they need desperately to survive.

UNICEF is determined to be there for every child in Gaza. But we cannot do so without your help. There is no time to lose. Without help, the future of one million children hangs in the balance.

Ahmed, 10, said: “I’m so tired of the war. I don’t want it to come back – I fear losing someone I love.” 
Jana, 11, searches through the rubble of her home.

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A lack of supplies in Gaza’s hospitals meant Ritaj’s leg repeatedly became infected after an amputation. With support from people like you, UNICEF can restock hospitals and help injured children like Ritaj recover.

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Children are dying from their injuries

More than 25,000 children have been injured during this horrific conflict, with 6,200 likely now disabled.

Gaza now has more child amputees than anywhere else in the world, and doctors are once again performing life-saving operations on children without anaesthetic.

Every hospital across Gaza right now is suffering a critical lack of even the most basic supplies, like antibiotics, sutures, sterile dressings and saline drips.

Ritaj is 9 years old, and she is at risk of not reaching her 10th birthday. She has undergone three amputations of her leg because her wound continues to become infected, and infested with maggots. Hospitals simply do not have what they need to keep Ritaj’s wound clean and free from infection.

Right now our teams on the ground are working around the clock to rush any medical supplies we have already inside Gaza to the last few functioning hospitals. UNICEF has trucks waiting on the border ready to rush more aid into Gaza. And UNICEF is readying more supplies to send to the border as soon as it opens.

It is incredibly challenging getting aid into Gaza, but we will not give up. Will you rush a gift to UNICEF today to help restock a hospital in Gaza?

 

There isn’t a minute to lose

“I tried to warm her, but I couldn’t. Her body was blue, her nose was bleeding, and she had bitten her tongue” – Nariman 

When Nariman awoke in her freezing tent she was greeted with any parent’s worst nightmare: her baby had turned blue and was frozen from the cold.

Sila had been born two weeks earlier healthy and happy. But she was born into a warzone, with no home, no heating and few clothes. And it was winter.

The night before Sila died, Nariman had breastfed her daughter and tried to keep her warm by hugging her close. But her home is a windy tent in a refugee camp that often floods from torrential rain. Sila suffered a severe drop in her body temperature. Her vital organs shut down, ending her short life. 

Sila had a brother and sister. They are sick and exhausted from the cold. They need immediate help if another tragedy is to be avoided. They and thousands of other children need your help now.

Nariman, with her husband and children, sorts through Sila’s baby clothes.

Will you rush help to prevent tragedies like Sila’s? 

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Your support is crucial

Children in Gaza are exhausted, sick, and in the worst cases dying from the cold, hunger and disease.

With little shelter, suitable clothes, or functioning healthcare systems, thousands will struggle to survive.

In Gaza, 67% of water and sanitation infrastructure and 82% of health facilities have been destroyed or damaged.

Thousands of children are now completely reliant on life-saving supplies being sent by people like you.

Thanks to our wonderful supporters, live-saving aid including blankets, food and safe water is reaching children and helping them survive the horror. Our work includes:

  • Distributing warm clothes to 150,000 children this winter.
  • Treating at least 51,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition.
  • Giving humanitarian cash transfers to over 1 million people, allowing them to buy essential items such as cooking fuel from the extremely limited supplies available in local markets.
  • Providing access to safe water for more than 1 million children at risk from deadly diseases.

Despite these efforts, thousands more people need ongoing, urgent help. Right now, children in Gaza face suffering and death. They need your help now. 

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UNICEF bring warm clothes to children Khan Yunis.
This is just some of the winter clothes being delivered to children in Gaza thanks to the incredible support from people like you.

How you can make a difference in Gaza right now

UNICEF is on the ground in Gaza providing life-saving support to children in urgent need.  

  • €100 can help restock a hospital with life-saving medicines and vital equipment.
  • €150 can help give a cash transfer to 1 family, enabling them to buy vital essentials like first aid supplies.
  • €250 can help provide 6 emergency health kits to treat sick and injured children.

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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 the unlikely event that the funds raised exceed UNICEF’s funding requirements for this appeal, your donation will be directed to where the need is greatest.

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