A ceasefire in Gaza? The reality on the ground tells a different story.

—, the need has never been greater for children in crisis.

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Fear, loss and violence have become so constant that trauma is no longer an episode in their lives. It is woven into the very fabric of their childhood.

– James Elder, UNICEF Global Spokesperson

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For many, many months, the world has been told there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Yet for children in Gaza, this so-called ceasefire has become a cruel and deadly illusion.

Since the ceasefire was announced in October 2025, one child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months. Nearly 300 Palestinian children have been killed across Gaza.

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Let us be clear about what this means. These children were not killed in a warzone. They were killed in their homes. In their schools. Playing football. Fishing.

This is the reality for children like Nedal in Gaza.

NEDAL’S STORY • GAZA

Nedal, 13, should have been worrying about school, not surviving a war. Forced to flee his home in Gaza, he was shot while collecting firewood.

"He was shot in the head. He lost a large part of his scalp, and now he struggles to speak. He urgently needs surgeries that are not available here."

– Nedal’s mother, Waffa

Nedal survived. Many children do not.

While the world continues to speak the language of ceasefire, families in Gaza continue to bury their sons and daughters.

JUST LAST WEEK, IN GAZA

A two-year-old boy was shot and killed.
A 12-year-old girl, sheltering in a tent, was shot in the chest.
A five-year-old boy was killed alongside his father in an airstrike.

The suffering does not end with those killed. Since the ceasefire, more than 400 children have been injured, many with catastrophic wounds. Doctors are treating devastating injuries and life-changing trauma.

For Gaza’s children, fear, loss and violence have become so constant that trauma is no longer an episode in their lives. It is woven into the very fabric of their childhood.

UNICEF is on the ground in Gaza, working tirelessly to support children like Nedal with emergency health care, trauma treatment and mental health support, delivering critical supplies and care to help children survive and begin to recover.

That’s why your support matters. With just a few days until the end of the financial year, your tax-deductible gift before 30 June can help UNICEF reach children who need it most.

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Children in Gaza are not the only ones suffering. Across the world, children are facing overlapping crises, including conflict, displacement and lack of basic services.

1 in 3

of the world’s children are exposed to severe water scarcity.

4.2 million

estimated children across Sudan are expected to suffer severe malnutrition this year.

2,589,900

Ukrainian children – over a third – displaced by war.

For every one of these children, support that arrives in time can mean the difference between suffering and recovery. That's what your gift helps make possible – UNICEF being there for children, with health care, clean water and nutrition.

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-, with just a few days until the end of the financial year, your tax-deductible gift can help UNICEF reach children in the world’s worst emergencies.

We can’t stop emergencies from happening but with your help this end of financial year, we can keep reaching children with lifesaving support. Every dollar makes a difference.

Thank you for helping to change lives.

James Elder
UNICEF Global Spokesperson

P.S. -, your gift goes directly toward delivering lifesaving supplies for children in emergencies around the world. Thank you for being there for them.

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