Around the world, conflict and the effects of climate change continued to drive people from their homes, where many faced dire living conditions and uncertain futures. As well as continuing to press for their rights, dignity and protection needs, Islamic Relief provided important, practical support.

“We have lived a very harsh life since we left our village four years ago,” says father-of-13 Abu Ghaith, who first took his family to the Atma camps in northwest Syria before fleeing again to a camp in the Babasqa area. Though he works as a teacher, the little he earns cannot feed his family or pay for fuel to heat their tent, even in the depth of winter. Islamic Relief provided every family in the camp with fuel for heating, and supported a nearby health centre, which provides free care to displaced families.

The crisis in Syria has created the world’s worst displacement crisis: a staggering 6.8 million people are thought to have fled the country, with another 6.9 million internally displaced. Many of our interventions in 2022 targeted uprooted families facing dire conditions in camps scattered across northwest Syria, and refugees in neighbouring countries including Türkiye, Jordan, and Lebanon.