AFGHANISTAN, April 15th, 2022 - An estimated 97 percent of Afghanistan's population will be pushed into extreme poverty by the end of June, meanwhile, 95 percent of Afghans are facing a worsening threat of hunger due to food shortages according to the World Food Program (WFP) report. Thus, Islamic Relief continues to proactively deliver assistance [...]
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SOMALILAND, April 14th, 2022 - Over 28 people were reported injured and hundreds of shops and stalls in the central market of Somaliland were destroyed in a huge fire incident on April 1. The fire started in Waheen market in Hargeisa on Friday night and continued until the next day due to constraints faced by [...]
11 years of crisis have devastated Syria’s healthcare, but with your support Islamic Relief is making sure vulnerable people can access life-saving and life-changing treatment. Among them is 58-year-old Ahmed. Left alone after his family fled their home in Kafranbel, in the Maarat al-Numan countryside, Ahmed began to feel tightness and severe pain in his [...]
Islamic Relief women’s centres in Iraq are tackling sexual violence and gender-based violence (SGBV) through a series of activities today. Through the programme of activities to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we aim to stop violence and help survivors. Events are taking place in Baghdad, Anbar and Kirkuk, [...]
INDONESIA, December 7, 2021 - At least 34 people died meanwhile 41 were burnt and injured because of the Semeru volcano eruption in East Java on December 4, at 3 pm. The worst affected location is the Lumajang district. People were forced to flee their homes after a huge cloud of ash and smoke had [...]
INDIA, 20 October 2021 - At least 27 people were killed and three missing in flooding and landslides after heavy rains lashed the coastal Indian state of Kerala. Around 8,906 people from 2,429 affected families had to evacuate in 235 relief camps provided by local authorities. Rescue efforts have continued with the Indian army, navy, [...]
