Established in 1984 in the UK, Islamic Relief is an international NGO seeking to promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and development programmes. We aim to help the needy regardless of race, religion or gender. Islamic Relief is an NGO in consultative status (category special) with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, full members of DEC “Disaster Emergency Committee”, full members of British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND), UK Platform of the Liaison Committee of Development NGOs to the European Union and signatories to the ‘Code of Conduct for The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief’. We are now operating in more than 40 countries.