Afghanistan struggling to cope with world’s biggest influx of people this year
Nearly 3 million* people have crossed into Afghanistan so far this year, the world’s biggest cross-border migration of people, increasing the country’s population by 6.5% in just nine months. The massive influx with between 10,000-15,000 people now arriving every day is placing massive strain on resources in one of the world’s poorest countries, which is overwhelmed [...]
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UNGA 80: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis must not be forgotten
Monday 22 September 2025 - As world leaders gather in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly, we, the undersigned humanitarian organizations working in Yemen, urge urgent and decisive action to address the worsening crisis in Yemen threatening to push millions of families past the brink of catastrophe. Yemen’s crisis has stripped people down to [...]
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Islamic Relief Worldwide appoints Nadeem Malik as Interim CEO
Appointment ensures operational continuity as Board finalises new CEO selection. BIRMINGHAM, UK – Islamic Relief Worldwide today announced that Nadeem Malik, currently Managing Director of the Humanitarian Academy for Development (HAD), has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer effective October 2025. The current CEO, Waseem Ahmad, will complete his term at the end of [...]
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Islamic Relief deploys aid workers to provide critical services after the Afghanistan earthquake kills hundreds
Islamic Relief has deployed an emergency health team to provide critical services to survivors of an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which has killed more than 600 people and wiped out entire villages. The death toll continues to rise as rescue teams reach more areas. The 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Kunar province around midnight local time, [...]
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Gaza famine is a shameful global failure 
Today’s official confirmation of famine in Gaza brings shame on the entire world. Every day, our team there sees more people starving to death and children turning into living skeletons before our eyes. Many more will die unless the world acts now.   The famine is no accident – Israel is intentionally starving Palestinians to death. It [...]
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Islamic Relief reaction to Israel announcement to take over Gaza City
Israel's plan for a complete military takeover of Gaza is a further step towards the ethnic cleansing and starvation of Gaza, and the world must not stand by and allow it to happen. The idea that an assault that has thus far forced Gaza into famine and killed or wounded more than 200,000 people is [...]
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