Lebanon: Hussein Amhaz, a farmer in Sai’deh, stands in the rubble caused from an Israeli airstrike. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

Urgent: Middle East Crisis

Across the Middle East, families are in crisis because they are running out of water. Donate today and help reach more families with urgently needed essentials like clean water and hygiene kits.

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Lebanon: Hussein Amhaz, a farmer in Sai’deh, lost his agricultural machinery and seed storage from the shockwave and shrapnel of a blast which hit his neighbor’s house, destroying everything. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

Families across the Middle East are losing access to life-saving water because of the escalating conflict. Donate today and help provide the emergency water and hygiene kits they urgently need to survive.

Hussein never imagined he’d be here, standing in the ruins of his farm searching for water. The crops, machinery, and water tank he’d spent years saving for, all gone.

"Almost the whole neighbourhood was damaged. The strike came at night … everything was gone.” — Hussein

After an airstrike hit his village in Lebanon, Hussein and his family fled. They returned to find most of their village destroyed. With the increased conflict in recent weeks, stories like his will become more and more common.

This is the reality for families across the Middle East today. After enduring years of conflict, displacement, economic collapse and significant barriers to humanitarian aid delivery, families already struggling have been pushed further into poverty. This escalation in conflict does not only destroy homes. It destroys the resources that keep people alive.

From Lebanon and Palestine to Syria, Yemen and beyond, clean, drinkable water is an unmet need for too many families. But you can help.

By donating today, you can help deliver essentials like clean water, hygiene kits, and support long-term restoration of clean drinking water in areas impacted by conflict. Will you provide this life-saving gift today?

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9 in 10

Palestinians depend on inconsistent water trucks

1.5M

people displaced in Lebanon

Voices from the crisis

We just want to live... We’re tired... We have nothing left, even our home. It’s maybe the fifth time we’ve had to rebuild it.

Gloria, Lebanon

Gloria, her husband and their two cats was displaced from her home in South Lebanon after their house was bombed. When she fled, she struggled to find water on her way to a shelter in the north.

I want to live like you. Like any woman, with privacy for myself and my daughter.”

Marwa, Palestine

In Palestine, people like Marwa are struggling to survive on the bare minimum of water and little to no sanitation. Marwa and her teenage daughter struggle to maintain privacy and hygiene in their crowded shelter. It’s a daily struggle to maintain hygiene, health and dignity without clean water.

We cannot often afford ... to fire the oven and boil enough water... This is why we have to ration the water...”

Khadija, Syria

Khadija lives in a modest house without sanitation. The 2023 earthquake partially destroyed her home, leaving the family vulnerable. Without water, Khadija struggles to keep things clean for herself and her daughter, who is still traumatised by the earthquake and can’t sleep through the night.

We would set out at dawn, carrying heavy loads of water back home. The water we collected was not clean.”

Rawya, Yemen

Rawya supports her family by working multiple jobs amid Yemen’s economic crisis. Before Oxfam intervened and installed a solar-powered water system, Rawya had to walk long distances to secure unsafe drinking water for her family.

Syrian Arab Republic: On 6 February, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Syria, forcing families to leave their homes. Oxfam is shown in the pictures delivering water to shelters in Aleppo city. Photo: Islam Mardini/ Oxfam

How your donation can help

Right now, families like these are trying to survive in increasingly dangerous conditions. Your donation could ensure families have safe water and hygiene supplies when they need it most.

Your donation will be used in support of Oxfam's efforts in Australia and overseas. We work to deliver humanitarian aid, long-term development projects, and to advocate for a world where everyone is equal, free from poverty and injustice. Funds will be distributed according to operational, access and legislative requirements.

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Life-Saving Water

$75 could help provide life-saving emergency water for a family displaced by conflict

Life-Saving Water

$75 could help provide life-saving emergency water for a family displaced by conflict

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Why Give to Oxfam

Oxfam has been working across the Middle East for decades, delivering clean water in some of the world’s toughest conditions. We work with local partners, responding rapidly in emergencies and staying for the long term – long after conflicts and disasters cease.

Communities need to survive in the short term, but they also want to rebuild and create self-sufficiency for the long term. Access to clean water isn’t just about survival. It’s about dignity. Health. Stability. A future.

Yemen: In front of a dedicated water tank for drinking and cooking, Rawya’s joy is unmistakable. She carefully pours fresh water into her pot, savoring the simple yet profound convenience. Photo: Ahmed Al-Basha/Oxfam Intermón

Where your money goes

From every $1 we spend,
67c goes to life changing work

Your donation will help people and communities survive today, prepare for tomorrow and change their future for the better.

20c is invested to raise the next $1

13c goes towards vital support costs