As a result of the conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone (the last one ended early in 2001) and in Côte d'Ivoire, hundreds of children are still separated from their families.

Today, most of them are living in camps for the displaced and refugees in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire and other countries. These children, some of them very young, are desperately looking for their relatives.

The ICRC is doing its best to rectify this painful state of affairs as quickly as possible. In line with its mandate, it is working to restore contact between family members and to reunite these children with their families through various means, including publishing on the internet the names of the children concerned and the relatives they are seeking.