Category Archives: Worldwide

22 million people across East Africa are in need of humanitarian aid. With ongoing drought, crop failure and famine, communities across East Africa are struggling to survive. More than 800,000 children under five are severely malnourished and five million people do not have a regular supply of safe drinking water. Supporting families in the region […]

International humanitarian organisation Islamic Relief has added its voice to a global call urging the UK, the United States and France to demand an immediate ceasefire and lead on action at the United Nations to secure a new peace deal for Yemen. The appeal by more than 350 high-profile individuals and organisations coincides with 1,000 […]

* The situation in both Gaza and the West Bank remains volatile with rockets continuously being fired from both sides. * The Palestinian Red Crescent has said that it has provided medical assistance to over 1,795 people across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. * Our team in Gaza is continuing to monitor the […]

Two teenage Islamic Relief volunteers offered a helping hand to FareShare’s annual food collection to help those in need this Christmas. Two of our keen volunteers, Hosaam Safdar and Muhit Chowdhury, both aged 19 – supported this year’s FareShare’s food drive at Tesco in Whitechapel, East London, which took place over three days in early […]

Young people across the UK and overseas have raised the record-breaking sum of almost £1.17m for Charity Week – by far the largest total in the Week’s 14-year history. The money raised – £1,169,285.48 so far – will be used by Islamic Relief to provide aid and assistance to vulnerable children around the world. The […]

Islamic Relief is scaling up its support for humanitarian partner organisations working on the ground to provide vital aid to some of the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the conflict in Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in neighbouring Bangladesh. We are pleased to announce PULSE Bangladesh as our first local partner, approved by […]