Food has been distributed to people in Madaya following donations to Islamic Relief from around the world. Teams in the region are also continuing ongoing work to support people who are both in the country and seeking refuge elsewhere. The crisis in Syria has been ongoing for nearly five years, and continues to deteriorate. The […]
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Today, she is increased the patch of land that she legally owns and looking forward to the future, but the journey was not easy. Yaron, now 46, lives in Rangpur, in north Bangladesh. When her husband first left her, he maintained contact for a while, but did not provide any support for the family. She […]
Islamic Relief welcomes the decision by the Syrian Government to allow some aid into the besieged town of Madaya. We have committed funds to a local partner that has the means to procure food from local suppliers inside Madaya and will start distributing food to people in need. However, without immediate, unimpeded and extended humanitarian […]
” Islamic Relief calls for action for besieged areas of Syria “ Statement: 8 January 2016. Islamic Relief is grievously concerned about the situation reported in the town of Madaya, in Syria, where the population is under siege and facing mass starvation. Tragically, this is not an isolated case. UN OCHA has reported that an […]
In Pakistan, in the northern districts of Chitral and Shangla, Islamic Relief has this month launched a two-month intense project to distribute winter items to around 1,500 earthquake-affected people. In Afghanstan, a one-month project in remote areas of Badakhshan, Takhar, Jalalabad and Kunar is expected to reach 1,400 people. The earthquake, which measured 7.7 on […]
Islamic Relief currently sponsors more than 48,000 orphans in 24 countries and was invited to attend the two-day conference, hosted by Turkish NGO IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation in Istanbul, to discuss the challenges facing orphaned children. Anwar Ahmed, orphans and child welfare manager at Islamic Relief global headquarters, spoke at the event. He discussed the […]
