Category Archives: Worldwide

“Gaza is not expected to be a liveable place by 2020”, quoted United Nation (UN). But the sad truth is actually fast-forwarded. Islamic Relief Palestine (IRP) Country Director, Muneeb Abu Al-Ghazali claimed that Gaza is already a place that is not liveable. In Gaza, water is highly polluted with salinity, debris are dumped raw into […]

Years of blockade and political conflict have crushed economic development and continue to increase poverty in Gaza. Initially, the conflict of Gaza can be dated back decades ago where there were clashes between Palestinians and Israelis. The depressing issue took place as a result of both parties that continuously fight with each other against the […]

36 people were killed and 185 were reportedly wounded as a result of heavy clashes erupted in Aden and Lahj governorates between forces loyal to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the internationally recognised Government of Yemen. Islamic Relief (IR) is currently assisting 3,000 households with food assistance but initial data shows that 6,000 households […]

Islamic Relief Somalia conducts geophysical survey of two boreholes drilling in #Balcad Middle Shabelle region. This is part of our projects we support to the vulnerable Somalis. This project was funded by Islamic Relief Malaysia. Thank you Malaysian donors & others for making this happen. #DanaWakafaAirSomalia #IslamicReliefMalaysia #IslamicReliefSomalia   Source: Islamic Relief Somalia

Islamic Relief celebrates its 34th anniversary last week on  Wednesday 17 January. The international humanitarian aid organisation, which has saved and transformed the lives of more than 110 million people worldwide, was founded in 1984 by Dr Hany El-Banna and fellow students from the University of Birmingham in response to the famine in Africa. Within a year of […]

Since 3rd January, heavy bombardment in southern and south-eastern rural Idleb has caused casualties and displacement amongst civilians, as well as severe infrastructural damage. 99, 569 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are scattered across northern, central and western parts of Idleb and surrounding areas (UNOCHA). The IR Syria team has responded to the emergency situation by […]