Children of Gaza Crisis

The ceasefire is making a difference - but more aid is needed.

For almost two and a half years, children in Gaza have suffered relentless conflict, deprivation and displacement. However, over the last 3 months during a fragile ceasefire, the humanitarian situation has gotten better.

"The food security situation has improved, and famine has been reversed," says UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban. "More truckloads of lifesaving aid are entering Gaza, albeit not yet sufficiently to meet the magnitude of needs."

The need in Gaza remains immense, particularly as winter bites.

Alongside our partners, UNICEF has reached more than 1.6 million people with clean drinking water, and provided blankets and winter clothes to 700,000 people. Yet, with winter gripping Gaza and temperatures dropping, additional supplies are needed to support more than 1.9 million displaced people sheltering in tents and bombed out buildings.

Urgent donations are needed to help children and families survive the cold months ahead.

Educational and recreational kits enter Gaza after two years

As part of UNICEF's Back To Learning programme for 700,000 school-aged children in Gaza, 240 cartons of urgently needed “School‑in‑a‑Box” kits are ready for delivery. These boxes contain essential school supplies such as rulers pencils, notebooks, chalk that have been unavailable on the local market. Everything needed to bring children back to learning after more than two years of missing out.

Alongside them are recreational kits filled with toys, balls and play materials that support children’s emotional well‑being.

Is Aid Getting Into Gaza?

Yes, aid is getting in.

Over the last 3 months, UNICEF and our partner WFP (World Food Programme) have brought more than 10,000 trucks full of aid into Gaza - this represents more than 80% of all humanitarian cargo.

We're providing wash and dignity kits, warm clothing for children and essential health and nutrition services. This includes the second round of a routine immunisation catch-up campaign, which is currently underway to vaccinate and protect thousands of children who've missed their lifesaving vaccines during the war. Since the beginning of the ceasefire in October last year, we've established 72 new UNICEF-supported nutrition facilities, bringing the total to 196 facilities across Gaza.

Despite the ongoing challenges, the UNICEF team in Gaza continues to deliver critical supplies and services for children and their families. With your generous help, we can do more and reach further.

Whilst humanitarian access has become easier in recent months, we can't rest, not while the children of Gaza still need us.

CHILDREN IN GAZA ARE STILL HERE. UNICEF IS STILL HERE. TOGETHER WE CAN KEEP HOPE ALIVE.