Wounded child, no surviving family

An injured Palestinian child in October 2023

"Wounded child, no surviving family" (WCNSF) is a medical and humanitarian crisis term which appeared during the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a result of the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} By March 2024, it was estimated that 17,000 children were part of this category. ^[6] The term was first reported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in November 2023. ^{[4] [7]}

See also

• Children in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
• Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)
• Gaza genocide

References

1. "'Wounded child, no surviving family': The pain of Gaza's orphans". 4 December 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
2. "Inside Gaza's overwhelmed hospital system, doctors have coined a new term for wounded children arriving alone". ABC News. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
3. Ali, Soraya (20 April 2024). "Gaza hospitals coin WCNSF acronym: Wounded child, no surviving family". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
4. "Gaza coins a new acronym: WCNSF - Wounded Child No Surviving Family". Middle East Monitor . 7 November 2023.
5. "In Gaza, wounded children with no surviving family". 17 October 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
6. Grim, Ryan (2 March 2024). "WCNSF: The Most Haunting Acronym the World Has Produced" . The Intercept. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
7. "Why the US must support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza". Doctors Without Borders . Retrieved 19 May 2025.