At a mass wedding ceremony organized by the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation for orphans in the city of Haripur, Pakistan, 43 couples tied the knot. The program aimed to ease the financial burden on families in need, and the newly married couples were presented with dowry packages consisting of basic household items.

An agreement was signed between the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation and the Qatari organisation Centre for Conflict and Humanitarian Work Research to increase cooperation in the areas of humanitarian aid, humanitarian diplomacy and scientific research.

The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation organised a panel discussion and press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10 December, World Human Rights Day, to draw attention to the increasing risks faced by humanitarian aid workers and human rights defenders working in conflict and crisis zones.

A press statement was issued by civil society organisations, including IHH, on 10 December, World Human Rights Day, to draw attention to human rights violations occurring in different parts of the world.

Severe monsoon rains striking Indonesia—particularly the island of Sumatra—have triggered large-scale floods and landslides. The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is providing assistance to those affected by the disaster.

More than 300 shopkeepers in Istanbul’s Sarıyer district will donate today’s earnings to Gaza through the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation. Speaking at the press conference organized for the aid campaign, Yasin Çalışkan, a member of the IHH Sarıyer District Executive Board, said: “More than 300 of our shopkeepers in Sarıyer’s İstinye, Pınar, Ferahevler and Yeniköy neighborhoods have decided to donate today’s earnings to Gaza. With the event titled ‘My Earnings Turn into Goodness in Gaza,’ our shopkeepers are both taking on an important responsibility and creating social awareness by donating their income to Gaza.”

The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation participated in the “Soliway 2025” event, which was held in France on November 14–15.

The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation conducted a series of visits to both countries. During these visits, meetings were held with various institutions and participation in events and conferences was secured.

The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation held a press conference at its headquarters to address the situation. Since April 2023, a violent civil war has been raging in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). More than 25 million people have been affected by the conflict, resulting in the world’s largest internal displacement crisis.

IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation participated in the 8th International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) Conference, held this year under the theme Humanitarianism in Crisis: New Realities in Practices and Knowledges. The conference took place simultaneously between Marmara University in Istanbul and the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Norway from 15 to 17 October 2025, marking the first time it was organized in a multi-sited format.

In Gaza, which has turned into ruins as a result of the apartheid regime Israel’s systematic attacks, the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation continues clean-up operations and distributes clean water to the people of Gaza.

Since the outbreak of the civil war on April 15, 2023, the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has delivered 333 containers of humanitarian aid materials to Sudan. So far, 4,645,535 people have benefited from these aid.

The Center for Humanitarian and Conflict Research (CHS), a Qatar-based organization active in the field of humanitarian aid, visited the headquarters of the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation.

The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is providing ongoing support to 26,531 orphaned children in Palestine through its Orphan Sponsorship Program. Following the events of October 7, an additional 10,000 orphaned children were identified and added to the program. Of these, 4,700 are still in need of sponsors.