Category Archives: Worldwide

A complete and utter disaster on an apocalyptic scale is destined to occur in Afder, the Somali region in the south east of Ethiopia. According to recent reports from the United Nations before the year is out some 10.5 million people will not have regular access to safe drinking water, 8.5 million people will require […]

Prolonged drought and increasing food insecurity in Ethiopia has resulted in internal displacement, particularly in the Afar region which borders Somalia. In Ethiopia, 8.5 million people are currently food insecure and require urgent assistance. In the last three months alone this number has increased dramatically from 7.8 million as the situation worsens.   376,000 children […]

Due to the impact of climate change and global warming, drought has become a recurring issue in Qoyta town, located in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. Unfortunately, this has resulted in severe loss of life, both in terms of people and livestock. Almost 28,000 households are facing food insecurity, with poorer families being forced to […]

Islamic Relief has delivered the Cholera’s medicine to the following Hospitals (DTC’s) in TAIZ Governorate; Hajda Hospital, AL-Horya Hospital, AL-Shahied Hospital and AL-Thowra Hospital. Cholera medicines for 400 patients has been delivered. The medical staff of each DTC are treating the AWD cholera cases as per condition of the patients. Each DTC’s have a capacity […]

38 attacks on schools took place in Syria in the first half of 2016 alone. When it comes to conflict, children are always amongst the most vulnerable. As a conflict evolves, an escalation in violence and extreme poverty become prevalent. Right now, approximately 7 million Syrian children are living in poverty. Due to the destruction […]

Intense internal conflict in Iraq has left over a million people from east and west Mosul displaced, and as a result more than 800,000 have been left to survive in internally displaced camps, according to the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Men, women and children – travelling on their own or with their families […]