International Islamic Relief Organization

International Organization for Relief, Welfare and Development
AbbreviationIIRO, IIROSA, egatha, welfare
Formation1978
TypeInternational Charitable Organization
HeadquartersJeddah
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
ECOSOC
Secretary General
Dr. Abdulaziz Ahmed Sarhan
President
Muhammad Al-Issa
Main organ
General Assembly, General Secretariat
Parent organization
Muslim World League
AffiliationsECOSOC, IOM, ICVA, UNRWA, IICDR, OIC – See [1]
Websiteegatha.org
RemarksInternational Islamic Relief Organization is not to be confused with Islamic Relief – UK (IR-UK), an English NGO with offices in about 15 different countries.
Formerly called
International Islamic Relief Organization

International Organization for Relief, Welfare and Development (Welfare; Arabic: الهيئة العالمية للإغاثة والرعاية والتنمية), formerly known as the International Islamic Relief Organization or International Islamic Relief Organization of Saudi Arabia (IIROSA), is a charity based in Saudi Arabia founded by the Muslim World League in 1978.[2][3] It is a full member of The Conference of NGOs, where it serves on the board.[4][5] The IIRO is included in a list of some of the UNHCR's major NGO partners and has been involved in many joint programmes with UN Agencies and intergovernmental (such as the World Health Organization[6]) and non-governmental organisations.[1] It has enjoyed consultative status on the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1995.[7] It was the first Islamic NGO to gain observer status with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).[8] It used also to be a member of the International Humanitarian City based in Dubai, UAE.[9]

Following the 9/11 terror attacks, it was alleged that one of Osama bin-Laden's brothers-in-law had utilised the IIRO Philippines and Indonesian branches to work with terrorist organizations worldwide, and that a brother of Al-Qaeda official Ayman al Zawahiri working for the IIRO in Albania had brought a number of members of the terror group Egyptian Islamic Jihad to work for IIRO in that European country.[10] IIRO denies any wrongdoing.[11]

  1. ^ a b "External Relations Of Welfare". Egatha.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Members Directory | International Humanitarian City". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "About Us". Egatha.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  4. ^ 23rd CONGO General Assembly. December 5–7, 2007, Geneva."Welcome to CoNGO!". Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved 2007-12-30. retrieved December 30, 2007
  5. ^ "Full members listing". Ngocongo.org. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "International Islamic Relief Organization". Georgetown University Berkeley Center. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. ^ ODS Team. "Ods Home Page" (PDF). Documents-dds-ny.un.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "With Observer Status – International Organization for Migration". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "Members Directory". International Humanitarian City. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Protecting Charitable Organizations – I". Treasury.gov. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
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