Middle East
Humanitarian Appeal
Middle East
Humanitarian Appeal
Conflict in the Middle East is devastating lives. Millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region urgently need shelter, food and basic supplies. Save lives. Donate now.
Aaliyah* holds her daughter on the remains of a damaged building in Gaza, October 2024. The mother of six built a temporary shelter opposite her demolished house and depends entirely on aid to feed her family. Photo: DEC/Arete/Abdallah Alsayed
The scale of need is overwhelming
2.1 million
people - almost the entire population of Gaza - do not have enough to eat
1.9 million
people displaced in Gaza, and another one million in Lebanon
UK Aid Match
The UK Government will match pound-for-pound up to £10 million donated by the public to this appeal
15 DEC charities
are providing critical aid in the region, despite the challenges of the past year
DEC charities have been providing lifesaving aid in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank over the past year, but they now urgently need more funds.
In Gaza, people are dying of hunger and disease, as well as injuries caused by the conflict. Food and clean water are desperately scarce. Ninety percent of the population are displaced, and more than 42,000 people have been killed.
In Lebanon, more than a million people have had to leave their homes in recent weeks. Shelters are overwhelmed, and hospitals are struggling to treat the thousands of people injured.
DEC charities are ready to do more, and respond across the region, wherever the needs are greatest. But they urgently need more funds.
How can you help people in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank?
You can help people affected by the crisis by making a donation and helping to raise money for the DEC appeal. This will allow DEC charities and their local partners to scale up their response and reach more people.
- £30 could provide blankets for six people to keep them warm
- £50 could provide emergency food, for five families for one week
- £100 could provide emergency shelter for five families
Will funds from this appeal help people in Israel?
DEC appeal responses always focus on those areas where significant humanitarian needs are not being met. Read more.
Mohammad, an aid worker from Oxfam’s local partner in north Lebanon distributes hygiene kits to displaced people at a collective shelter. Photo: Fatima Ghemrawi/Utopia for Social Justice/Oxfam
How and where DEC charities are responding
The conflict has affected millions across the region. DEC charities have been delivering life-saving aid in Gaza despite extraordinary challenges.
They are also scaling up their responses right now in Lebanon, and working in the West Bank, where many are experiencing violence and displacement.
Read more about where our charities are responding and how.
All donations will go to the DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal. Income earned on funds held (such as bank interest) may be used to fund the whole of the DEC’s work.
