Honouring families of missing migrants
… Resources: Online Tracing service from our Restoring Family Links site RedSafe, our Digital Humanitarian …
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clashes in Rutshuru Territory cut off 800 children from their families
… The fighting induced a sense of panic. Family members lost contact with one another … said Pamela Ongoma, the head of the ICRC’s Restoring Family Links programme in the DRC. Telephone booths …
Cyber security incident: How could it affect me?
… accessed the personal data that you, your family or your loved ones have shared as part of our Restoring Family Links service, which includes our tracing …
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the surge in violence has driven thousands of displaced people to the outskirts of Goma
… efforts to remove and manage human remains. Restoring family links with the DRC Red Cross 38 children were …
Severe drought in Somalia: The ICRC has already reached over 120,000 households as the emergency response rolls out
… of protection needs and provided of Restoring Family Links (RFL) services to separated families. …
Heatwaves and shipwrecks: ICRC calls for rapid action to trace missing migrants on deadly routes
… work together to preserve and restore family links, find and identify people reported … made vulnerable by the disappearance of a family member. Currently, the Red Cross/Red …
RFL - Data Protection Board Game
… Delivering effective and efficient Restoring Family Links (RFL) services requires the processing …
ICRC, Egyptian Red Crescent celebrate Red Cross, Red Crescent day
… rapid intervention in emergency situations, restoring family links, promotion of the international …
Venezuela – hearing her daughter's voice again brought so much relief
… in early 2020, she lost contact with her family and went for months without being able … back in touch with her daughter thanks to the Restoring Family Links programme run by the International Red …
Red Cross extends support to families separated by violence and conflict
… Cross Red Crescent Movement is expanding its family reunification services with a new … communities." The project is built on Restoring Family Links (RFL), a key mandate of the Red Cross …
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