Islamic Relief joins the Grand Bargain

Following a successful application, Islamic Relief is the newest, 65th Signatory to the Grand Bargain.

The Grand Bargain now includes 65 Signatories (25 states, 11 UN Agencies, 5 inter-governmental organizations and Red Cross/Red Crescent Movements and 24 NGOs)*.

“Islamic Relief is very pleased to be joining the Grand Bargain 2.0 as a Signatory. We are looking forward to collaborating with other agencies on addressing the many critical issues affecting the humanitarian sector. We believe in greater support for local humanitarian agencies and improved participation of people from communities affected by humanitarian crises,” the organisation noted upon becoming a Signatory to the Grand Bargain.   

“Since our inception in 1984, Islamic Relief has built a strong reputation for working in some of the world’s most challenging and hard-to-reach areas, which has enabled us to establish and maintain relationship with a wide range of local actors.” As a Grand Bargain Signatory, the Islamic Relief look forward to contributing their significant expertise, analysis and operational knowledge on the localisation agenda with other agencies. They are committed to implementing flexible, contextually sensitive partnering models and providing capacity strengthening and support services to local humanitarian responders which are often the first to respond to crises, remaining in the communities they serve before, after and during emergencies.

*For the full list of Signatories, click here. Please note that Médecins du Monde withdrew from being a Signatory in June 2022, bringing the number of Signatories at the time down to 64.