Refugee Zakat Fund Reports

UNHCR's third Islamic Philanthropy Annual Report on the impact of the Refugee Zakat Fund in 2020, supporting over 2 million beneficiaries among displaced populations.

To ensure Zakat compliance of UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund, compliance reviews of the management, collection and distribution of Zakat are conducted annually by an independent third-party organization. This third annual Zakat compliance review is for 2020 operations.

With funds received through the Refugee Zakat Fund in the first half of 2020, UNHCR projects to assist 1.8 million refugees and IDPs, 1.4 million of which are Zakat beneficiaries. UNHCR also announced the receipt of a new fatwa from the International Islamic Fiqh Academy.

UNHCR's Islamic Philanthropy Brief on the impact of the Refugee Zakat Fund on refugees and internally displaced persons in 2019.

UNHCR's second Islamic Philanthropy Annual Report on the impact of the Refugee Zakat Fund in 2019, supporting over 1 million beneficiaries among displaced populations.

Providing life-saving support to refugees and internally displaced persons through Islamic Philanthropy during the toughest time of the year.

To ensure Zakat compliance of UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund, compliance reviews of the management, collection and distribution of Zakat are conducted annually by an independent third-party organization. The second annual Zakat compliance review took place in 2019.

UNHCR’s Islamic Philanthropy 2019 Mid-Year Report

UNHCR's first Islamic Philanthropy Annual Report on the impact of the Refugee Zakat Fund from 2016 to 2018.

To ensure Zakat compliance of UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund, compliance reviews of the management, collection and distribution of Zakat are conducted annually by an independent third-party organization. The first annual Zakat compliance review took place in 2018.

Tabah Foundation’s report detailing the approach to Zakat governance and distribution by UNHCR