Category Archives: Press Release

BAMAKO, May 16 — Mali is once again grappling with a worsening humanitarian crisis, as renewed violence in the northern and central regions triggers a new wave of displacement and suffering for thousands of civilians. In early May, intensified attacks by unidentified armed groups in Gossi and surrounding areas forced hundreds of families to flee [...]

Palestinians in Gaza are facing the gravest threat to their existence for decades, Islamic Relief says as the world marks Nakba Day. The Nakba, or “catastrophe”, refers to the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland in 1948 and is commemorated annually on 15 May.  The dispossession that began in 1948 is a process that [...]

Today’s new famine alert for Gaza shows how Israel has turned starvation into a weapon of war. Palestinians are not just starving; they are being systematically starved.   For more than 2 months Israel has completely banned all food, medicine and other vital supplies from entering Gaza, and destroyed people’s means of producing their own food.    [...]

Islamic Relief is ready to respond to increasing humanitarian needs as tensions rise between India and Pakistan. Any further military escalation is likely to have a devastating impact on huge numbers of civilians.   Dozens of people, including young children, have been killed and wounded in recent days by the biggest escalation the region has seen [...]

Since 2 March, Israeli authorities have reinstated a complete siege on Gaza, blocking all aid and commercial goods from entering for more than six weeks to date. This marks the longest period the Government of Israel has blocked all aid and goods from entering Gaza in history. Since 18 March, attacks by Israeli forces in [...]

Food is now running out in Gaza as Israel steps up its policy of starving civilians during the holy month of Ramadan. For the past 10 days Israel has blocked all entry of food, fuel, medicine and other vital supplies for civilians, and is now shutting off electricity – yet another cruel act of collective [...]