UNHCR launches $10 million Ramadan charity campaign for refugees
What is the campaign? The campaign aims to raise $10 million (around Dh36.7 million) globally through donations including zakat and sadaqah (charity) to help provide “lifesaving support” such as shelter, food, clean water and monthly cash assistance, to the most vulnerable refugee and internally displaced families from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nigeria, countries in the Sahel region, and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The campaign will also provide funds for UNHCR’s regular programming and help meet the mounting needs caused by the pandemic. Appeal for support Filippo Grandi, t...