Location: Jablanica and Konjic
Date: October 2024
Our response: Flash floods and landslides have devastated Bosnian populations around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing considerable damage to homes and infrastructure. There have been a number of fatalities, a figure that is expected to rise in the coming days. Islamic Relief is responding immediately, delivering essential non-food items to affected families.
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Date: August 2020 to present
Our response: Israel has launched intense strikes on Lebanon, worsening an already dire humanitarian situation. Hundreds are killed, thousands more are wounded and families are fleeing the south of the country in terror of escalating attacks. Our global teams are on the ground providing urgent humanitarian assistance in the form of:
Location: Gaza, Palestine
Date: Ongoing
Our response: Decades after the conflict first began, life remains uncertain for many Palestinians – particularly in Gaza. Economic development has been stifled by political instability, constant conflict, and the continuation of blockades.
As a global organisation, Islamic Relief has a longstanding presence in Gaza supporting vulnerable communities. Our teams are currently on the ground providing:
Location: Sudan
Date: 2023 and ongoing
Our response: One year of war has left 25.6 million people, more than half the population, in Sudan in need of humanitarian assistance and on the brink of famine. Worse still, Sudan faces the world’s largest displacement crisis, with over 10 million people displaced, many internally.
Our staff are providing ongoing relief for the crisis, providing life-saving and direct aid to displaced Sudanese, including:
Location: Syrian refugee camps in Northwest Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Türkiye
Date: Ongoing
Our response: For over ten years, the people of Syria have been suffering the devastating consequences of war with seemingly no end in sight. Millions of families are displaced. A generation of children are growing up knowing nothing but war.
Right now, our teams are providing life-saving and direct aid to displaced Syrians, including:
Location: Throughout the country
Date: Ongoing
Our response: The situation in Yemen has been described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, in which more than 20 million people are at risk for famine. Our teams on the ground are trying to get as much aid as possible to at-risk families in the form of:
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As Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon continue to escalate, we share the story of Sara*, who fled with her family from…
As Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon continue to escalate, we share the story of Sara*, who fled with her family from…
Islamic Relief has launched a $19 million (AUD) emergency appeal for Lebanon, to support people affected by the escalating Israeli…
