2022 in pictures: Resilience of humanity amid vast humanitarian needs
… thanks to his new leg. Florian Seriex/ICRC Restoring family links in Gaza For many of Gaza's residents, …
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South Africa: Happy reunion after 26 years.
… attack. She was separated from her biological family when she was 16 years old. She last saw … the. After learning about the activities of Restoring Family Links (RFL), an ICRC employee assisted her to …
Counting the Dead: An ICRC report on the migrants dying on Europe’s borders
… buried, many have not been identified. For family members, the lack of definitive answers … Red Crescent Movement has been providing the restoring family links service for more than 150 years. The …
Annual review 2021: ICRC regional delegation for the gulf cooperation council countries
… to achieve effective humanitarian action. Restoring Contact between Family Members and the Missing Persons File … out of 92. Related to the Restoring Family Links (RFL) file, the Kuwait and Qatar Red …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Humanitarian aid challenges in Rutshuru
… people separated by the fighting can exchange family news. Over 45,000 calls have been made … with the fighting, to offer restoration of family links services and to assess their conditions …
Venezuela: International Volunteer Day, the heart of the Movement
… the Safer Access Framework, services such as Restoring Family Links, and water and pre-hospital care …
“When I see my mum, I’m going to make up for all the hugs I’ve missed”: reuniting Javier with Irma
… he was placed in detention in Guatemala, his family lost track of his whereabouts and a … the International Committee of the Red Cross restoring family links and searching for and locating people …
Red Cross reunites families with 185,000 calls and messages in Ethiopia
… is frightening. We work to restore these family links and to give families a greater sense of … including with those living abroad. And when family reunification is possible, desired and …
ICRC and World Bank partner to support violence-affected communities in Myanmar
… of violenceaffected communities, provides family-links services and works to ensure that the … holiday and sick leave, maternity leave and family leave. The ICRC Codes of Conduct will …
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 … Family Visit Programme (FVP), under the Restoring Family Links (RFL) initiative, to help detainees …
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