▁the ▁glo be ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁fam ine . ▁Appro xim ately , ▁ 8 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁these ▁international ▁disp la ced ▁persons ▁( ID P s ) ▁were ▁Muslim . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁three ▁concerned ▁Canad ians : ▁Dr . ▁Fu ad ▁Sah in , ▁the ▁late ▁Mu in ▁Mu in ud din ▁and ▁E bra him ▁Say ed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Dr . ▁Fu ad ▁Sah in ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁recogn izing ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁IR R P ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁International ▁Development ▁and ▁Rel ief ▁Foundation ▁( ID R F ), ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁root ▁causes ▁of ▁pover ty , ▁fam ine , ▁and ▁violent ▁conflicts ▁at ▁the ▁international ▁level . ▁In cluding ▁" Develop ment " ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁ID R F ▁would ▁change ▁the ▁direction ▁and ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁ID R F ▁transformed ▁itself ▁from ▁being ▁sole ly ▁an ▁emer gency ▁human itar ian ▁ag ency ▁into ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁concentr ates ▁on ▁helping ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁community ▁level , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁after math ▁of ▁natural ▁and ▁man ▁made ▁dis aster s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁long - term ▁development ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁pover ty , ▁ill iter acy , ▁in just ice , ▁and ▁prevent able ▁dise ases .