Human Relief Foundation (HRF) is a
charity
Charity may refer to:
Common meanings
* Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons
* Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sha ...
established in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
in response to the
Gulf War
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in 1991.
Following the 2003
Iraq war
The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...
, HRF provided training courses for doctors and sent a considerable number of medical staff from the UK to help train the Iraqi doctors.
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HRF responds to emergency situations by providing aid in different parts of the world. HRF was one of the charities in the UK which participated in raising up to £500,000 in response to the earthquake in Sri Lanka in 2004.
HRF works to improve the living standards of people who are in need through a number of development programmes, with the director of HRF Nabeel Ramadhani stating that HRF has helped
Palestinian refugees
Palestinian refugees are citizens of Mandatory Palestine, and their descendants, who fled or were expelled from their country, village or house over the course of the 1948 Palestine war and during the 1967 Six-Day War. Most Palestinian refug ...
in Lebanon and Jordan.
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References
External links
www.hrf.org.uk Human Relief Foundation WorldWide
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1991 establishments in the United Kingdom
Charities based in West Yorkshire
Health charities in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in Bradford
Organizations established in 1991