MALI, 24^th July 2020 – A total of 6,930 people have been forced to flee their settlement due to inter-communal conflict worsens in Mali.

Almost all the displaced people are currently living in plastic huts or makeshifts shelters in Gourma Rharous, northern Mali.

Based on rapid needs assessment, the urgent needs identified are shelters, food and non-food item (NFI).

Islamic Relief Mali has been liaising closely with other humanitarian actors including the World Food Program (WFP) to give immediate assistance to the affected population.

MALI, 25^th June 2020 – More than 1,400 people have been forced to flee their settlement and staying in makeshift shelters or with the host community due to conflict in Mali.

During the rainy season, the temporary shelters are proving inadequate.

All the families had to leave all their possessions, including food livestock and material goods behind.

A marked deterioration in the security situation caused by intercommunal conflict, which led to incidents of kidnapping and removal of livestock.

Among the urgent needs that are needed are shelters, food, non-food item (NFI) and water, sanitation and health (WASH) kits.

In response to increasing cases of Covid-19, IR Mali is including specific COVID-19 IEC as part of intervention and also will be providing emergency temporary shelter and WASH kits to all displaced.

SYRIA, 19^th June 2020 – At least 1,285 families have lost their shelters while 1,000 families having experienced partial damage to their tents due to heavy rain which caused flash floods in northwest Syria.

More than 3,174 families in 54 camps affected in Idlib.

The urgent needs of humanitarian assistance are particularly shelters, non-food items (NFI) and food.

Islamic Relief Syria field team is currently working closely with other organizations to help those affected.

The first response will be the provision of tents and plastic sheets.

LEBANON, 15 June 2020 – Groups of protesters and demonstrators in Lebanon have become increasingly extreme due to the economic downturn and currency depreciation as impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was reported that the demonstrators hurl stones and petrol bombs at security forces, banks and government buildings in Beirut and Tripoli.

Tensions in Lebanon have been heightened in October 2019 and have since subsided in March 2020 following the implementation of movement control order and lockdown to control the infectivity of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result, it is sending the country’s economy reeling. Thousands have lost their jobs while daily wage workers did not receive their salaries from employers.

Most of the population is no longer able to afford the daily necessities to survive.

Islamic Relief Lebanon is currently monitoring the situation closely and planning for appropriate responses.

NEW DELHI, 21 May 2020 – The Amphan cyclone that hit West Bengal in India and Bangladesh has caused twelve and nine deaths respectively.

According to the Need Assessment Working Group (NAWG) in Bangladesh, about 7.9 million people in the country are exposed to the disaster including disable persons, children aged four years and below, elderly, and pregnant women.

The cyclone has caused damage to crops, houses, power poles, and public transport stations.

Public roads and residences were also reported to be filled with mud.

The Covid-19 movement control order has exacerbated the emergency response.

The effort to evacuate affected people to resettlement was disrupted due to these restrictions.

Among the urgent needs are food, clean water, hygiene kits, shelters, emergency care and medicines, water, sanitation and hygiene specifically for Covid-19, and psychosocial support.

Islamic Relief Bangladesh is currently in Satkhira, one of the worst affected areas and has mobilized 50 volunteers to assist with the work of relocating affected people to safer areas.

Islamic Relief India is currently working closely with local authorities and other NGOs for a possible alternative.