The ICRC’s response to the needs of vulnerable migrants
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Venezuela: training in health care, humanitarian law and emergency preparedness
… Red Cross, is taking action to restore links between separated and missing family members. In Jamaica, over 70 students … the ICRC organised two regional workshops on Restoring Family Links and activities in favor …
Overview of ICRC activities in Lebanon since 1967
… relief supplies, health-care services and restoring family links. 1976 With more people affected by the …
Ethiopia: Facts and figures January to June 2015
… beginning of the year. VISITING DETAINEES RESTORING FAMILY LINKS With the support of the national …
Gaza: When Two Hours Became Three Weeks
… He’s a fisherman and the breadwinner of the family. He was arrested while fishing in the … preparing clothes and recent photos of the family,” she adds. Abed Zaqout - ICRC Hanan … of detention and works to maintain family links between detainees and their loved ones …
Addressing challenges of children without parental care in conflict settings
… tens of thousands of phone calls among family members separated by war, armed violence … missing relatives. We do work to restore family contacts and to respond to the … should make every effort to restore family links . All children are entitled to their …
ICRC work for detained migrants
… Movement on protection, detention and restoring family links. We therefore support National Societies …
The Missing and Deceased Migrants Pilot Project in South Africa and Zimbabwe: 2016 – 2018
… The family of Kholwani Mathuthu in their home in Gwanda district. The family opened a tracing request with the ICRC … 15 migrants. We restored communication links to enable family members in Zimbabwe and …
ICRC in Syria: Year in Review 2024
… communities including supporting and restoring health care services, livelihoods, … they deserve on the fate of their missing family members. The events of the final weeks … the ICRC continued its protection of family links (PFL) services, maintaining contact with …
Bangladesh: Humanity wins in the midst of hardship
… Bangladeshi Red Crescent and the ICRC help family members separated by the insecurity to restore family links. They improve access to health care by …
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