People with disabilities are often hardest hit by the consequences of climate change, but their experiences are less likely to be heard. This International Day for People with Disabilities, we share the story of Nursanah, a scallop-seller in Indonesia calling for action to protect the environment on which his livelihood depends. Globally, climate change has [...]
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On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Islamic Relief is highlighting the devastating impact of decades Israeli blockade on the businesses that are the lifeblood of Gaza. In 2021 and during the 11-day strikes on Gaza, hundreds of civilians were killed and injured in Gaza. Thousands were displaced. Basic services were severely […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina's war has caused devastating psychological effects on its citizens, including the generation born during or after the war. It has been estimated that twenty to fifty thousand women were raped during the 1992 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now years after the war, these women and men are still waiting for justice. [...]
Khalidiya, 51, lives in Beit Hanoun, an area devastated by bombing in May 2021. Here, she explains how it turned her life upside-down, and what it takes to survive in Gaza. My family and I lived in a rented house for a long time before we built our own home. It took years for us [...]
INDONESIA, 22 November 2022 – Sekurang-kurangnya 162 terkorban, manakala 700 lagi cedera dalam kejadian gempa bumi 5.6 magnitud dengan kedalaman 10 kilometer yang menggegarkan wilayah Jawa Barat meliputi kawasan Cianjur, Bogor, Bandung, Sukabumi, Bogor dan Jakarta semalam. Lebih 1,360 rumah rosak. Cianjur dilaporkan kawasan paling teruk terjejas. Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara di Indonesia telah mengarahkan [...]
LUBNAN, 6 Oktober 2022 – Kira-kira 95 buah khemah pelarian Syria di kem Wafaa Al Omany, Aarsal, Lubnan musnah akibat kebakaran yang berlaku pada 5 Oktober, sekitar jam 7 pagi. Menurut laporan yang diterima daripada Islamic Relief Lubnan, 75 khemah musnah secara keseluruhan, manakala 20 lagi separa rosak. Punca kebakaran masih belum diketahui lagi. Setakat [...]
