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War tore my family apart: One message brought us back together.

… Renaux, coordinator for the Protection of Family Links in Mexico and Central America for the … with faded blue ink, that I learned about my family’s desperation to stay in touch during …

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Azerbaijan: Closure after 31 years of waiting, family received remains of missing loved one

… The Mikayilov family in Azerbaijan waited over 30 years to … were identified and handed over to his family through the persistent efforts of the … global efforts to protect and restore family links, search for and identify missing people …

Law and policy topic

Operational update on Cyclone Idai: Assistance for separated families, deep concern for rural villages

… to help people find their relatives. The Restoring Family Links website allows people to report that they …

News release

No Trace of You campaign: families of missing migrants need to know

… look for missing relatives through their Restoring Family Links services . In 2013, the ICRC and European …

Law and policy topic

South Sudan: Facts and figures February 2015 - Helping families find each other

… Cross Message is a simple form that allows family members to exchange family news in writing. The ICRC together with … water and sanitation systems; and  Restoring contact between family members …

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Across the border: Ethiopian boy reunited with family after four years in South Sudan

… then-8-year-old Luke Chan* taken from his family and moved across the border into South … of our efforts," she said. The ICRC works on restoring family links between members separated by conflict and …

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Georgia: ICRC’s psychological support helps family process the death of missing loved one

… left to fight in the war in Abkhazia, his family had one desire – to see him walk back … information sessions," says Tamta Kupatadze, Restoring Family Links field officer and in charge of the …

Law and policy topic

One call away: In Panama, helping bring migrants in Darién closer to their families

… from the Panamanian Red Cross (PRC) provide Restoring Family Links (RFL) services, which enable migrants to …

Law and policy topic

Horn of Africa: New effort to reunite families caught up in South Sudan violence

… been set up which enables people to trace family members with whom they have lost … in the region have been very active in restoring family links among the refugees. More than 68,000 …

News release

Gaza: survey shows heavy toll of chronic power shortages on exhausted families

… places of detention and works to maintain family links through the Family Visit Programme. We also support …

News release

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