United Mission for Relief and Development, formally United Muslim Relief, and abbreviated as UMR, is an international

nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

that specializes in human and recovery services. UMR was first created by a student body in

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in response to the

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and was the first international nonprofit organization to enter Libya with a medical convoy when the

2011 Libyan civil war The First Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government. It erupted with the Liby ...

began. UMR is a registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides livelihood and disaster relief and recovery services to the underserved, specializing in the Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) and Child Protection sectors. Their mission is to provide agile and sustainable development in the face of emergencies and rapid socioeconomic and political change. UMR believes the greatest asset of any community is the people who call it home. Therefore any approach they implement involves a wide network of community partners that consist of community authorities and other NGO's in the places they aim to serve. UMR is able to alter its model to meet the needs of diverse and variegated populations. This includes contributing gift in kind hospital equipment to under resourced medical facilities in Gaza,

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

, Yemen, among many others. UMR is also a strong contributor to the field of public and mental health through cross sectoral programs that intersect with gender based violence prevention, emergency response, and education. They also provide psycho-social support to Syrian refugees to ease their integration into their host communities of Jordan and cataract surgeries to remote communities in

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and

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

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Official website
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