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Announcement: Islamic Relief Canada receives funding from Global Affairs Canada for Syria & Yemen.

Islamic Relief staff describe scenes of starvation after 500 days of war in Sudan

Islamic Relief staff describe scenes of starvation after 500 days of war in Sudan

500 days of war has turned Sudan into the world’s biggest hunger crisis and starvation is spreading across the country, Islamic Relief is warning. Islamic Relief’s Regional Humanitarian Manager, Moham...

Aug 26, 2024 Statement

Islamic Relief Canada condemns attack at Gaza school where it distributes food

Islamic Relief Canada condemns attack at Gaza school where it distributes food

Islamic Relief is horrified at the massacre of dozens of civilians at one of the school shelters where we have been distributing daily hot meals to displaced families. Today’s attack at al-Tabeen scho...

Statements

Aug 10, 2024 Statement

Statement: Islamic Relief Canada calls for urgent international action as famine conditions announced in parts of Sudan

Statement: Islamic Relief Canada calls for urgent international action as famine conditions announced in parts of Sudan

In reaction to today's announcement by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) that famine conditions are prevalent in parts of North Darfur in Sudan, Yusuf Roble, Regional Director fo...

Aug 1, 2024 Statement

Statement: ICJ ruling must be a step towards ending Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine

Statement: ICJ ruling must be a step towards ending Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine

July 19, 2024- Today’s International Court of Justice ruling that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful sends a clear message that the occupation must end. No state must be above in...

Jul 22, 2024 Statement

Statement: An entire generation at risk, as new report shows catastrophic hunger and starvation in Gaza

Statement: An entire generation at risk, as new report shows catastrophic hunger and starvation in Gaza

Israel is systematically starving Palestinians in Gaza, Islamic Relief Canada says as a new IPC* report shows that around half a million people are suffering catastrophic levels of hunger and almost e...

Jun 25, 2024 Statement

PRESS RELEASE - While Parliament Rests for the Summer, Gaza Bleeds: Canadian Humanitarian Agencies Call for Action

PRESS RELEASE - While Parliament Rests for the Summer, Gaza Bleeds: Canadian Humanitarian Agencies Call for Action

OTTAWA, 19 June 2024 – As Parliament breaks for summer, Canada’s leading humanitarian agencies held a press conference today on Parliament Hill to call on the Government of Canada to take urgent and d...

Jun 19, 2024 Press Release

Islamic Relief Canada's reaction to UN Security Council Resolution 2735

Islamic Relief Canada's reaction to UN Security Council Resolution 2735

Islamic Relief Canada welcomes the UN Security Council’s call for an immediate ceasefire, but the real test will now be its implementation. UN member states, including Canada, must use all their lever...

Jun 11, 2024 Statement

Sudan: Fighting in Al Fasher is pushing hundreds of thousands of people across Darfur closer to famine

Sudan: Fighting in Al Fasher is pushing hundreds of thousands of people across Darfur closer to famine

Fierce ongoing fighting in and around the Sudanese city of Al Fasher is pushing hundreds of thousands of people across Darfur closer to famine. The fighting in Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur s...

Jun 4, 2024 Statement

Statement: Islamic Relief Canada welcomes new ICJ ruling – Israel must halt Rafah attack and allow aid into Gaza

Statement: Islamic Relief Canada welcomes new ICJ ruling – Israel must halt Rafah attack and allow aid into Gaza

Islamic Relief Canada welcomes today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which comes as Israeli attacks on civilians intensify across north and south Gaza and as life-saving aid is r...

May 24, 2024 Statement

Press Release: Islamic Relief Canada Outraged at the Killing of 117 Sponsored Orphans in Gaza Since October 7

Press Release: Islamic Relief Canada Outraged at the Killing of 117 Sponsored Orphans in Gaza Since October 7

Burlington, Ontario (May 16, 2024) - Islamic Relief Canada is devastated to announce the killing of Canadian-sponsored Gaza orphans and is appalled by the lack of urgency displayed by the Canadian Gov...

May 16, 2024 Press Release

Press Release: The Canadian Government must act immediately and publicly condemn Israel’s offensive into Rafah before more lives are lost.

Press Release: The Canadian Government must act immediately and publicly condemn Israel’s offensive into Rafah before more lives are lost.

May 7th, 2024 - Islamic Relief Canada has launched its latest campaign, “Rafah Under Attack” demanding the Canadian government take immediate action in condemning Israel's latest offensive into Rafah....

May 7, 2024 Press Release

Rafah evacuation order will cost more lives, Islamic Relief Canada warns

Rafah evacuation order will cost more lives, Islamic Relief Canada warns

(May 6th, 2024) Islamic Relief Canada is appalled at the news that Israel has told over 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate Rafah, which will put many lives at even greater risk. People must not be force...

May 6, 2024 Statement

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