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OP-Ed: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting is happening in Canada, and we need to invest in more community-led action to end and prevent this practice.

OP-Ed: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting is happening in Canada, and we need to invest in more community-led action to end and prevent this practice.

For far too long, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been commonly seen by Canadians as a problem that only exists “somewhere else” — in parts of Africa, Asia, or the Middle East. But the r...

Mar 24, 2025

Sudanese civilians returning to Wad Madani will need support, Islamic Relief Canada says

Sudanese civilians returning to Wad Madani will need support, Islamic Relief Canada says

People returning to the central Sudanese city of Wad Madani will need a lot of support as aid workers describe much of the city as a "destroyed skeleton". Hundreds of thousands of people fled heavy fi...

Jan 13, 2025

Elderly people in Lebanon left without medicine, food or fuel as winter approaches and bombing continues

Elderly people in Lebanon left without medicine, food or fuel as winter approaches and bombing continues

Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Lebanon has left elderly people especially vulnerable and without essential medicine, food, and fuel for heating as winter approaches, Islamic Relief aid workers report...

Nov 13, 2024

Israel’s UNRWA ban will kill many more Palestinians

Israel’s UNRWA ban will kill many more Palestinians

In response to the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from areas under Israeli control, Islamic Relief says: Israel is bombing and starving Palestinia...

Oct 29, 2024

Statement: Islamic Relief Canada commenting on the latest IPC report on Gaza said:

Statement: Islamic Relief Canada commenting on the latest IPC report on Gaza said:

International governments must increase pressure on Israel to end its siege of Gaza and allow sufficient aid in, Islamic Relief says as new analysis shows the specter of famine increasing and hundreds...

Oct 17, 2024

One year on, the world has failed civilians in Gaza, with terrifying global consequences

One year on, the world has failed civilians in Gaza, with terrifying global consequences

One year on, the world has failed civilians in Gaza, with terrifying global consequences The world’s complete failure to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza over the past year is doing irreparable d...

Oct 4, 2024

Islamic Relief Canada strongly condemns deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon

Islamic Relief Canada strongly condemns deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon

Islamic Relief Canada strongly condemns today’s deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon and calls on world leaders to take urgent action to stop further escalation. Today’s Israeli bombing has caused b...

Sep 23, 2024

UN General Assembly must act to stop famine spreading in Sudan

UN General Assembly must act to stop famine spreading in Sudan

Millions of Sudanese lives are at stake as world leaders get ready to meet in New York at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Islamic Relief is warning. With hunger spreading across the country, governmen...

Sep 20, 2024

Update Statement - UN General Assembly message

Update Statement - UN General Assembly message

We welcome today's loud and clear message from the UN General Assembly that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful and must end within 12 months. An overwhelming majority of 124 coun...

Sep 20, 2024

NGOs call on all UN Member States to adhere to the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the unlawfulness of Israel’s occupation

NGOs call on all UN Member States to adhere to the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the unlawfulness of Israel’s occupation

In July the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a historic advisory opinion concluding that Israel’s decades long occupation 1 and annexation of Palestinian territory is unlawful because it vi...

Sep 19, 2024

Islamic Relief Canada Responds to Minister Joly’s Announcement on Cancelling Arms Export Permits to Israel

Islamic Relief Canada Responds to Minister Joly’s Announcement on Cancelling Arms Export Permits to Israel

September 10th, 2024 – Today, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly held a press conference where she stated, "We will not have any arms or parts of arms be sent to Gaza. Period." She further revealed...

Sep 10, 2024

Open Letter: Civil society coalition urges Canada to stop all arms transfers to Israel

Open Letter: Civil society coalition urges Canada to stop all arms transfers to Israel

Dear Minister Joly, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned at the enduring devastation in Gaza. Canada risks complicity in this humanitarian catastrophe through its ongo...

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