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As the numbers fleeing Mosul continue to rise, AMAR teams have stepped in to increase healthcare provision for the displaced. In just ten days, our teams have constructed….
“Daesh [ISIS] soldiers constantly used to pull out clumps of my son’s hair,” says Nadiya, speaking about her eighteen-month-old son Ali from a hospital bed in Northern Iraq…
As Iraq’s offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIS control looms, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned of an impending humanitarian crisis….
AMAR in the news
AMAR’s work with Yazidi women and girls has featured in one of the UK’s leading newspapers, the Daily Mail. Journalist Lena Corner travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan to visit the IDP camps where AMAR works. She talked to some of the women there about how their lives have...
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AMAR LAUNCHES CHRISTMAS APPEAL FOR IRAQ
AMAR has launched its Christmas Appeal for children and families affected by conflict in Iraq. Just under 2m people remain displaced after the violence and destruction of the ISIS invasion. AMAR is providing vital healthcare and education support, but it desperately...
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Please support widows and orphans in the Middle East
For hundreds of millions of families around the world, this month’s Mawlid al-Nabi commemoration to mark the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday will be a time for family, friends, joy and celebration. A time of prayer, exchanging gifts, embracing the wider community and...
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AMAR and Coca-Cola Foundation start project to replenish water in Iraq marshes
AMAR has begun construction of a domestic-wastewater-purification system in the Mesopotamian Marshes, where all 30 houses in the village of Al Adhaima will be connected to the network. The project, which is being funded as part of The Coca-Cola Company’s global...
read moreURGENT AMAR APPEAL FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
For hundreds of millions of families around the world, the recent Eid celebrations were a time for family, friends, joy and celebration. A time of prayer, exchanging gifts, embracing the wider community and extending to others their religious generosity. But for...
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