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South Sudan: If you had three minutes, who would you call?

… in December 2013. Staying in contact with family and friends keeps hope alive, but time … loved ones, the Red Cross has expanded its 'Restoring family links' (RFL) activities in the country. The …

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Reunited at last in Ukraine

… to search for missing persons and restore family links. When we learned about the case of the Yevtushenko family and the fact that the youngest brother …

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Burundi: Helping victims of pre-election tensions

… to the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) in restoring family links (reuniting families) with the main focus …

Law and policy topic

From Gaza to Paris to be reunited after three years

… from Gaza to Paris to be reunited with her family. Her journey involved a whirlwind of … Paris after three years apart. Through the Restoring Family Links program, the ICRC and National Red Cross …

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Croatia: Experts from 46 countries to discuss data protection in humanitarian action

… disasters, often separated from their family members or stranded on different … been working to reunite families, giving the restoring family links (RFL) network the capacity to provide …

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Cyclone Idai: Our response in Mozambique

… are living in constant anxiety of whether family members are alive or not.   Photo: … of the people we are assisting through our Restoring Family Links programme. Photo: Amilton Neves/Nuku …

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ICRC in Greece: Activities for migrants

… within our areas of expertise, such as restoring family links, activities for detained migrants and …

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Philippines: Detained mother reunites with daughter after 30 years

… a trace. I was sure I would come back and my family would understand me because I did it for … Family Visit Programme (FVP), under the Restoring Family Links (RFL) initiative, to help detainees …

Law and policy topic

"Leaving Colombia got harder each time I did it."

… My final and most recent mission, was as a Restoring Family Links delegate in Bogota, the capital city. …

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Pretoria: We're hiring!

… following vacancy: Field officer f or its Restoring Family Links activities in South Africa The purpose of …

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