Middle East
Humanitarian
Appeal
Middle East
Humanitarian Appeal
Conflict continues to devastate lives. Donations continue to support people across Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank and Syria. The humanitarian needs remain huge. Please donate now.
Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
6,300 people
killed in the earthquakes, with many others still missing
680,000 children
in need of humanitarian assistance according to UN estimates
The earthquakes struck within seconds of each other. The scale of destruction is huge. Thousands of people have been killed and the death toll continues to rise.
Many thousands more are injured, and the country’s hospitals are under extreme pressure.
The UN estimates that millions of people have been affected, with more than two million in the worst impacted areas.
Families are sleeping in makeshift tents on the street, with little protection from the heat and rain. Power lines and roads have been destroyed, and people are cut off from essential supplies.
How can I help people in Venezuela?
DEC charities are working with their local partners to reach people with emergency shelter, food, water and medical care.
- £10 could provide essential hygiene supplies to a family to prevent illness
- £50 could help provide emergency food support to two families for a week
- £100 could provide shelter kits for six families whose homes have been destroyed
Venezuela was already facing a severe economic crisis before the earthquakes. The needs are now overwhelming.
Your support can be a lifeline for families affected by this devastating disaster.
Emergency aid is delivered to people affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake in February 2022, by the local partner of DEC charity British Red Cross. Image: Turkish Red Crescent
ABOUT THE DEC
The DEC brings together 15 leading aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis overseas. In these times of crisis, people in life-and-death situations need our help and our mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response.
Pooling our resources to work as one, we are pivotal in co-ordinating the UK public's response to overseas disasters. In collaboration with our Rapid Response Network of national media and corporate partners, we raise the alarm to the UK public and set up easy ways for them to donate.
And we have immediate impact, getting aid to people who need it, fast.
Since our launch in 1963
80
appeals launched for major disasters overseas
£2.5 billion
raised, saving countless lives and rebuilding communities
