The true cost of conflict in the Middle East is being paid by children.
Children in warzones need your urgent protection
Across The Middle East, escalating conflict is putting millions of people at risk.
Families have been forced from their homes.
Food systems have been disrupted.
Access to clean water, healthcare, and schooling is becoming increasingly limited.
Across the region, many children are now facing hunger, displacement, and exposure to brutal violence. Kids are especially vulnerable: life-threatening malnutrition and trauma have the worst effects on growing bodies and minds.
Through our local partners, ChildFund New Zealand is supporting children and families affected by vicious conflict. Together, we are helping deliver emergency food, clean water, essential supplies, and safe spaces where children can find some hope.
But the scale of the crisis is immense. And the reality is heartbreaking.
With your support, we can help reach more children with the protection and care they urgently need.
Shocking statistics
We aim to update these statistics as often as reports come in from the ground. Please note by the time you read this the number or injured, dead or displaced will likely have increased.
200,000
Children of Lebanon are displaced
44,500
Children in Gaza have been injured in the war
62%
Of kids in Lebanon report children feeling depressed
17,000
Children from Gaza have been separated from their parents
98
Children have been killed in Lebanon since the escalation of violence began
21,289
Children killed in Gaza
Extremely difficult conditions.
01/05/2026
In Lebanon, emergency responses include:
- Distribution of ready-to-eat meals and dry food parcels to displaced families.
- Emergency hygiene and baby kits for vulnerable households.
- Cash and basic relief items to help families meet urgent needs.
- Psychosocial support and learning activities for displaced children
In Gaza, humanitarian teams are providing:
- Safe water to 19,360 people, including over 9,000 children.
- Hygiene and dignity kits to displaced families.
- Waste collection and sanitation services in displacement camps.
- Temporary learning spaces and psychosocial support for children.
FAQ’s - Emergency Response
Yes - you will receive an annual tax receipt at the end of the financial year. If you qualify, you can claim a 33.33% tax credit on a donation of $5 or more.
When you give to a specific emergency the donation is restricted to that specific emergency and the administration of those donations.
Donations will be tagged for distribution to our partners on the ground helping in that emergency and funds will be released to our partners on the ground periodically.
In the unlikely event that ChildFund New Zealand receive excess funds for this appeal, they will be restricted to our Emergency Response Fund which can help us respond to any emergency around the world.
The Fund can support preparedness & rapid response, recovery and resilience and administration and accountability.
As well as the Emergency you are seeing on this page, we have an Emergency Response Fund that can help us respond to any emergency around the world.
The Fund allows us to be ready for any crisis, whether conflict, natural disaster, or climate-related emergency, so we can deliver help at a moment’s notice.
The Fund can support preparedness & rapid response, recovery and resilience and administration and accountability.
Making the work possible
Your support also helps fund the people, systems, and fundraising needed to deliver these programs, maintain projects, monitor results, and reach more children and families.
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