1 in 25 people in Gaza are now injured or killed
Around 1 in every 25 Palestinians in Gaza are now injured or dead, Islamic Relief says as Israel’s bombardment continues unabated. The latest figures show around 89,000 casualties with more than 25,000 people killed and over 63,000 people injured – with many suffering life-changing injuries such as loss of limbs. Most of the casualties are [...]
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Hundreds of thousands of people flee intense fighting in Sudan’s Wad Madani
Islamic Relief forced to suspend vital programmes and evacuate staff  Around 300,000 people have fled the city of Wad Madani in central Sudan as fighting rages in and around the city, and desperate civilians are running out of safe places to go.   Five days of heavy fighting has forced Islamic Relief and many other [...]
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Huge Gaza death toll is likely to be even higher than reported
As the official death toll in Gaza passes 20,000, Islamic Relief is warning that the actual toll is likely to be even higher – as thousands of people are still missing and buried under the rubble and young children are increasingly suffering severe hunger and disease.   To see 20,000 people killed in such a short [...]
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COP28 is a make-or-break moment for tackling climate change after years of broken promises
As world leaders meet at COP28, Islamic Relief says the summit must finally deliver an unequivocal agreement to phase out the use of fossil fuels and limit global heating to 1.5 degrees. This year has been the planet’s hottest year on record and climate change is plunging billions of people all over the world into [...]
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Islamic Relief reaction to news of the end of the temporary pause in Gaza
After briefly pressing pause, it is outrageous that the killing and destruction is now just resuming as if nothing has changed.   Before the truce, a child in Gaza was being killed almost every 10 minutes. It is unconscionable that the international community is now standing by and allowing this bloodshed to continue. More than [...]
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