Zina’s story
Zina who lives in Gaza is only eight years old, yet she has already experienced enough loss and fear to last a lifetime.
News and stories
Read the latest news from War Child and the stories of the children and families we support around the world.
Inside the shelters supporting families fleeing the war in Lebanon
Across 28 shelters, War Child and its partners are providing children and families with safety, care and support.
102 million children could be at risk across the Middle East amid Israel–US-Iran escalation according to War Child
London, 3rd March, 2026 - New analysis from War Child estimates that more than 100 million children across the Middle East could now be at risk as violence escalates and the threat of wider regional conflict grows.
53 International NGOs warn Israel’s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action
We call on the Government of Israel to immediately halt deregistration proceedings and lift measures obstructing humanitarian assistance.
Mounting alarm as Israeli authorities reject NGO applications to transport life-saving aid into Gaza
41 organisations operating on the ground in Gaza call on the Government of Israel to uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement and international law and let humanitarian aid flow freely.
Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion
The leaders of over 20 major aid groups in Gaza call for urgent intervention after a UN commission concluding, for the first time, that genocide is being committed.
Targeting journalists is a red line.
488 journalists sign open letter condemning the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza.
As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, more than 100 NGOs make an urgent plea to allow in life-saving aid
Read the statement from War Child UK and over 100 other organisations.
Tell your MP the inhumanity we are witnessing is a red line
Over 17,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Famine is closing in. Hospitals lie in ruins. And life-saving aid is stuck at the border.
“Let Us Do Our Jobs”
CEOs of major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing.
New petition calling for a permanent ceasefire
War Child are calling on the UK Government to do all it can to secure lasting peace for the children of Gaza.
Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal statement
Everyone at War Child UK is hugely relieved by news of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
