Statement by ICRC president upon ending 5-day visit to Syria
… mobile health units began work on 19 March. Restoring family links • In Al Hol and other camps, the ICRC is …
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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 …
Cyclone Idai: Website launched to help families find missing relatives
… about their missing loved ones." The Restoring Family Links website allows people to report that …
Jordan: Facts and figures, January to December 2018
… Society (JRCS). These activities include: restoring family links, visiting detainees, helping families of …
Venezuela: Support for the most vulnerable and those affected by violence
… available to migrants and helping to reunite family members who have been separated. In the … ICRC also organized two regional workshops on Restoring Family Links and activities to help detained …
Supporting the future of Syria and the region
… meals, tents, and medical care, as well as restoring family links and notifying foreign nationals to …
Dignified management of the dead: Aid workers draw lessons from Indonesia quake
… and Red Crescent Movement, with a focus on Restoring Family Links, i.e. helping families with the …
Detained in Myanmar: Son’s Red Cross message ends woman’s 7 month long anxious wait
… to get into Bangladesh for refuge. But the family was separated along the way and since … for us too," the children write. The ICRC's restoring family links (RFL) service has collected more than …
Georgia: Our work in 2018 at a glance
… conflict in Abkhazia were 15 members of the family association “Mothers of Abkhazia for 12 … Region/South Ossetia. RESTORATION OF FAMILY LINKS, FACILITATION OF TRANSFERS FOR MEDICAL … sessions contributed to the strengthening of Restoring Family Links service of the GRCS. B. …
Zimbabwe: The search begins
… in Zaka district together with the ICRC Restoring Family Links field officer Unita Ndou. They have …
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