{"id":315417,"date":"2026-02-18T15:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=315417"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:02:44","slug":"iom-and-muslim-charity-respond-to-urgent-shelter-needs-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/iom-and-muslim-charity-respond-to-urgent-shelter-needs-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"IOM and Muslim Charity Respond to Urgent Shelter Needs in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A representative from Muslim Charity visits an IOM warehouse in Jordan, where over 1 million shelter and essential relief items are pre-positioned for dispatch. Photo: IOM\/Rayya Almuheisen<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Geneva\/Amman, 18 February 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and\u00a0Muslim Charity<\/a>\u00a0are supporting displaced Palestinian families in Gaza through the provision of emergency tents for people living without adequate or safe shelter.<\/p>\n

Thanks to a contribution of USD 300,000 from Muslim Charity, IOM will\u00a0procure\u00a0and deliver 448 emergency tents, providing support to an estimated 2,464 people in Gaza. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to improving living conditions, preserving dignity, and providing a basic level of protection amid prolonged displacement following over two years of war in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile efforts are being made to transition to early recovery in Gaza, urgent humanitarian needs\u00a0remain\u00a0unmet. For thousands of families in Gaza, these tents are the only protection against rain, cold, and insecurity,\u201d said Mohammed Abdiker, IOM\u2019s Chief of Staff. \u201cPartnerships like this one with Muslim Charity are essential to help people survive today, while sustained humanitarian access is urgently needed to meet the scale of shelter needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the generosity of our donors, Muslim Charity is proud to support displaced families with emergency shelter that offers safety, dignity and protection during an unimaginably difficult time,” said Maroof Pirzada, UK Director of Muslim Charity.\u00a0“<\/strong>Working with IOM ensures this support is delivered through trusted Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ coordination and in line with humanitarian principles, at a moment when shelter remains one of the most urgent needs in Gaza.”<\/p>\n

Across Gaza,\u00a0nearly the\u00a0entire\u00a0population of 2 million\u00a0people\u00a0remain\u00a0displaced, with many living in overcrowded sites, flood-prone areas, or makeshift shelters constructed from salvaged materials. Repeated displacement continues today, while ongoing access constraints and restrictions on durable shelter supplies have left families without safe, dignified living conditions.<\/p>\n

As winter conditions persist and needs continue to grow, increased and sustained humanitarian access is critical to enable the delivery of shelter materials and the implementation of site improvements at scale. Overall, IOM has dispatched 1.77 million relief items over the last four months, including more than 28,000 tents, 440,000 tarps, and 340,000 thermal blankets, supporting displaced families during the cold and rainy season.<\/p>\n

This partnership with Muslim Charity is\u00a0facilitated\u00a0through IOM\u2019s\u00a0Islamic Philanthropy Fund<\/a>, an initiative launched in 2025 that aims to harness the power of Islamic charitable giving to support some of the world\u2019s most vulnerable people.<\/p>\n

IOM\u2019s OPT Gaza Response is currently\u00a0utilizing\u00a0nearly USD 2,645,000 in contributions from various Islamic charitable organizations to provide emergency shelter support to displaced families in Gaza.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit\u00a0IOM\u2019s Media Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Geneva\/Amman, 18 February 2026\u00a0\u2013 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and\u00a0Muslim Charity\u00a0are supporting displaced Palestinian families in Gaza through the provision of emergency tents for people living without adequate or safe shelter. Thanks to a contribution of USD 300,000 from Muslim Charity, IOM will\u00a0procure\u00a0and deliver 448 emergency tents, providing support to an estimated 2,464 […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[2477],"document-source":[3653],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[5449,2005,5200,5362,1745,2097],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-315417","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-news-item","document-source-international-organization-for-migration","document-subject-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people","document-subject-gaza-strip","document-subject-humanitarian-relief","document-subject-ngo-civil-society","document-subject-refugees-and-displaced-persons","document-subject-social-issues","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/315417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/315417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315435,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/315417\/revisions\/315435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=315417"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=315417"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=315417"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=315417"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=315417"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=315417"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=315417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}