Reunite injured
children in Gaza
with their parents
Gaza’s children have been torn from their parents
Help reunite them and put them on the Road to Recovery
In Gaza, the bombs have stopped, but families remain shattered.
Thousands of parents have no idea where their children are. Their sons and daughters – some just babies and toddlers – are lost in a war-torn wasteland.
UNICEF estimates that 17,000 children have been separated from their parents. Tragically, some may now be among the 14,500 children killed since 2023.
Imagine being one of Gaza’s parents. A bomb destroys your home. You wake up in a hospital, injured – only to realise your children are missing. Now they are lost, wandering a landscape of rubble, hunger, and disease.
Picture your child shivering in a cold, wet tent, surrounded by strangers, without the love and care they need to survive.
Without their parents care, these children face immediate risks of malnutrition, injury, and disease.
We will not stop searching
UNICEF is the only organization facilitating family reunification in Gaza.
We have been working non-stop since the war began. We have the experience to save these children and we won’t stop searching until we find their parents. But this critical work can only continue with your support.
Right now, thousands of children in Gaza are frightened and alone. Many are forced to drink unsafe, contaminated water just to survive. They need their parents now.
By joining Gaza’s Road to Recovery, your support can help us reunite these children with their families.
Together, we can help lost children rediscover the love, care, and safety they deserve – and help them rebuild their lives and dreams.
Help find lost children
A miraculous reunion
“Oh, my dear son, my love – this is the first time I’ve ever seen you in my life.”

These are the words of Abdullah, whose baby boy was only 9-months-old when he met him for the first time.
Abdullah was torn from his pregnant wife and three children after they were forced to evacuate to the south of Gaza amid heavy bombardment.
Tragically, the fear and suffering caused by this painful separation was only the beginning of his nightmare.
His wife and one of his sons were killed before he could find them.
His two sons who survived – one a tiny, fragile infant he had never held – were now alone in a war zone without their parents.
But thankfully, he had the support of UNICEF’s amazing donors.
Our reunification programme was able to track them down and Abdullah was finally able to comfort his remaining family.
He broke down in tears as he rushed to hold his baby for the first time.
“This is the first time I hug you, hold you. You are my everything,” he said.
Thousands more parents like Abdullah desperately miss their children. And thousands of children need their parents back now. Your support can reunite them.