(HAD) re-launched in 2018 as a centre for learning and research to benefit the humanitarian sector. As well as training Islamic Relief staff, HAD offers training to other humanitarian practitioners. In 2021, it ran several programmes aimed at strengthening the capacity of local civil society organisations in territories including Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Gaza. Memberships and key partnerships Islamic Relief is a member of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council and is a signatory to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s Code of Conduct. It is also a member of Bond and the Disasters Emergency Committee. Islamic Relief is the co-owner of the International Civil Society Centre, a global action platform, and an affiliate member of the INGO Accountability Charter Company. The charity is also part of the global Make Poverty History coalition, which is campaigning to end extreme poverty. Islamic Relief also makes up part of the Beyond 2015 coalition, which aims to influence the development framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals. In 2014, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in humanitarian work with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and in 2015 formed a partnership with the African Union to tackle chronic poverty on the continent. The charity’s Annual Report 2021 lists its key partners as: the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AEFSD), CAFOD, Care, CHS Alliance, Climate Action Network International, Finn ChurchAid, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Gender and Development Network (GADN), Global Affairs Canada, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Humanitarian Coalition, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), International Islamic Charity Organisation, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Islamic Development Bank, Joint Learning Initiative (JLI), Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO), Network for Religious & Traditional Peacebuilders (NRTP), Qatar Charity, Qatar Red Crescent, Radiohjälpen, Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), Sheikh Abdullah Al Nouri Charity Society, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Start Network, Trócaire, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UN World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Unicef, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), World Vision, Zakat House. Awards Islamic Relief has received various awards from governments and institutions in recognition of its humanitarian work over the decades. These include: Lord Mayor of Birmingham Community Care Award, 1993 Government of Pakistan’s ‘Star of Dedication’ Award