DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
Conflict in Gaza has devastated lives. Ceasefire has now been confirmed, but the humanitarian needs remain immense.
Violence has displaced nearly two million people, decimated livelihoods, crippled food systems, destroyed crop fields, severely restricted humanitarian operations and resulted in the collapse of health services and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) systems.
In Gaza, people are dying of hunger and disease, as well as injuries caused by the conflict. Food and clean water are desperately scarce with tens of thousands of children requiring treatment for acute malnutrition. There are reports of people dying from starvation every day.
The hostilities in Gaza are reported to have caused 67,183 deaths, injured 169,841 people and displaced about two million people (almost the entire population of Gaza).
It is critical that, together with other DEC member charities, we scale up our emergency response to support those in urgent need of help.
Although the ceasefire will halt hostilities, civilians continue to face impossible choices when trying to secure their own survival.
Concern is working with our international NGO partner, CESVI to deliver life-saving aid in Gaza. With funds from this appeal, through CESVI we have:
- Improved access to drinking water through water-trucking.
- Provided decent sanitation facilities, basic hygiene items, and awareness raising on key-messages on hygienic practices in emergency.
- Sourced life-saving water filtration equipment for use in the last remaining children’s hospital serving Gaza city.
