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How the UN's refugee agency is aiming to tap into Islamic social finance
21 Jan 2021 | Thursday Source: Arabian Business

With coronavirus worsening an already dire situation for the 80 million displaced people across the world, and with winter already in play, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is counting on donors’ support to aid the most vulnerable.
To facilitate donations, and given that more than half its beneficiaries are from Islamic Cooperation Organisation countries, UNHCR has launched a mobile app version of its Zakat Refugee Fund.