Category Archives: Worldwide

An Islamic Relief worker describes the difficulties on the ground. After an air strike hit a convoy of relief trucks near Aleppo this week Islamic Relief’s field coordinator, Yousef Abdollah, has been speaking with the BBC’s World Service. The only person speaking from Syria, Abdollah joined other NGOs for a panel discussion on the programme […]

Islamic Relief Worldwide’s annual report for 2015 has been published today, detailing our income, expenditure and the projects we undertook to help 8.3 million people across the globe.     2015 was a complex and challenging year, one in which we witnessed the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, while conflict continued to […]

The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants (read our quick guide here) is a watershed moment for refugees all over the world. Here and now, heads of state must commit to the protection of refugees and to the establishment of a more humane, coordinated and predictable response to hosting refugees and supporting their long-term resilience. […]

Find out what’s happening and how you can make a difference.     Q: When is the UN Refugee Summit? A: Monday, September 19.   Q: Where is it? A: UN Headquarters, New York.   Q: What’s it all about? A: This is a chance to make the voices of refugees heard. The UN General […]

“We are preparing for the worst,” says Ahmed Mahmoud. It has been almost 24 hours since a ceasefire came into effect in parts of Syria. Thankfully it seems to be holding with no reports of casualties since sunset last night. Below is an interview with Ahmed Mahmoud, who is working for Islamic Relief on the […]

A year ago, on August 31 2015, Islamic Relief lost one of its finest. Nebras Elhelow, a young Syrian volunteer who risked his life every day to deliver aid, lost his fight for life aged 27 after having both legs amputated following massive injuries in an air strike. The name ‘Nebras’ means ‘role model’, which […]