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Middle East
Middle East conflict: an emergency for families across the region
Terrified families fleeing the escalating Middle East conflict urgently need your help.
Middle East
Terrified families fleeing the escalating Middle East conflict urgently need your help.
The Middle East conflict is escalating rapidly, threatening lives across the region and forcing families to flee their homes. Donate now to help protect people caught in this growing crisis.
Attacks, airstrikes and evacuation orders are driving mass displacement in countries including Iran and Lebanon.
Roads are jam-packed with evacuating families. Shelters are filling up quickly. And attacks continue to claim lives and shatter communities.
In Iran: The situation continues to escalate, with attacks on Iran affecting more than 130 cities and resulting in over 1,000 deaths. Tens of thousands are fleeing the capital, Tehran. Homes, medical facilities and schools are under fire.
In Lebanon: Airstrikes have killed hundreds of civilians, and evacuation orders have forced over 100,000 people to flee to emergency shelters – some on foot. Others are sleeping on the road or in their cars, desperately seeking safety. They are arriving with very few possessions and no idea what the future holds.
In Syria: The number of people crossing the borders into Syria from Lebanon to flee conflict continues to rise.
In Afghanistan: Active conflict with Pakistan along the border is forcing thousands of households to flee. UNHCR is monitoring movements closely and preparing for potential surges, as vulnerable families face heightened risks and uncertainty.
UNHCR’s dedicated teams are on the ground right now, delivering aid to families in need. But more help is urgently needed. Please donate now to help keep aid supplies stocked and teams ready to respond.
UN Humanitarian Chief, Tom Fletcher.
UNHCR staff are mobilising from Iran and Afghanistan to Lebanon and Syria to support people forced to flee their homes as the regional crisis intensifies.
Many affected countries already host millions of refugees and internally displaced people who are highly vulnerable.
Thanks to its established presence in the region, UNHCR is playing a leading role in the emergency response, with emergency supplies being rapidly deployed.
Supplies include family tents, blankets, sleeping mats, kitchen sets, buckets, jerry cans and solar lamps. Teams are actively assisting at shelters and border crossings, providing aid and protection.
Your urgent donation can help rush more life-saving aid to families fleeing for their lives.
UNHCR is on the ground in the Middle East, delivering aid wherever possible. With your help, we can provide emergency shelter, essential relief items and cash assistance to people fleeing conflict.
Your gift can provide essential items like mattresses, solar lamps, blankets and kitchenware.
Your gift can provide temporary shelter for refugees forced to flee their homes.
Your gift can provide vulnerable families with cash to buy food, medicine and other essentials.
Increasing levels of violence in the Middle East are driving waves of people to flee their homes across the region. Tens of thousands of people are already displaced inside Iran and Lebanon, while border crossings are increasing into Syria.
At the same time, ongoing conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan is putting the lives of vulnerable Afghans at risk.
Terrified families fleeing this escalating conflict urgently need your help.
Escalating violence, airstrikes and insecurity are forcing families to flee in search of safety. Homes, schools and medical facilities are being damaged or destroyed, leaving civilians with no choice but to escape.
UNHCR is responding now – and will stay and deliver across the region.
Dedicated teams are providing life-saving assistance to refugee and displaced families in multiple countries, wherever possible. This includes shelter, emergency relief items and cash assistance.
But as violence continues, needs will increase quickly. Your urgent support can deliver more life-saving aid - please donate now.
You can donate quickly and easily here.
Your donation can provide emergency aid for vulnerable families. Your gift means:
• A safe place to sleep
• Cash assistance to buy food and medicine
• Protection, counselling and other essential services including healthcare and education.
Please donate now. Your help can protect innocent lives and restore hope.
Your donation will go towards UNHCR’s regional response to help people affected by the conflict. This includes Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria and Türkiye.
The best way to donate is online here - it's quick, easy, and will make a huge difference to families caught in the crossfire of this conflict.
Your gift will support UNHCR's emergency response across the region, providing safe shelter, protection and psychological support.
Please don't wait – innocent lives are at stake. Donate now.
The majority of funds raised by Aotearoa New Zealand for UNHCR are directed to UNHCR’s emergency operations, providing the ready funds and resources to respond quickly and effectively in situations of crisis and disaster.
