21 Jan 2021 In 2017 over 700,000 Rohingya most of them children, women, and the elderly – fled their homes in Myanmar to escape systematic persecution and took refuge in Bangladesh. Together with existing refugees there are now more than 900 000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who live in a network of refugee...
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29 Oct 2020 Across the northern hemisphere our brothers and sisters are bracing for the winter months at a time when available resources have been limited due to the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on struggling economies. For refugees, IDPs, the impoverished, orphans, widows and other vulnerable groups,... |
15 Oct 2020 Zimbabwe has been in prolonged drought since 2018. Each year there are less rains, and the threat to all water sources, above ground and below, is becoming alarming. This year, hand pump boreholes have dried up in rural areas and thousands have been crowding at the few available water sources.... |
11 Sep 2020 Sudan is the meeting point of the Blue and White Niles to become the mighty Nile River. It is a frontline in the climate emergency as natural disasters become more intensive and more frequent. It has been a hundred years since the Nile river has reached the current water levels of 17.5 metres. An... |
04 Nov 2020 The Beirut blast has left over 135 dead, thousands injured and up to 300 000 homeless and in need of shelter, food, and water. The destruction of Lebanon’s main port is a catastrophe for a country that imports 80% of its food. Lebanon was already reeling from a financial collapse that has seen the... |
16 Sep 2020 Airstrikes, armed clashes and attacks on civilian infrastructure which have been going on since March 2015 have resulted in the world’s largest food security crisis and enabled the spread of cholera at an unprecedented scale. More than half of the Yemeni population is still suffering from deliberate... |
07 Oct 2020 Idlib is part of the final opposition held territory in Syria and home to more than 3 million people. Over half of the population are internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled from other parts of the country. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been caught in the crossfire and airstrikes... |
01 Jun 2020 Drought and conflict have displaced countless numbers in East Africa. They resettle in areas far from home, with limited resources and insufficient shelter. Al-Imdaad Foundation’s office in Kenya has been able to assist these communities by establishing shelter villages to accommodate the neediest... |
