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Operational update on Syria: 6,500 meals a day; helping vulnerable unaccompanied children

… services to help to restore or maintain links for families who have lost touch or been … in a bombing. No one knows anything about her family. No one knows her real name.”   For …

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China - a hub for ICRC Procurement and Innovative Solutions

… cover a wide range of domains, including restoring family links, aids to healthcare and shelter, just to …

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Libya: Facts and figures, January – December 2018

… of detention in Misrata to help restore links with their families. Personal parcels … of detention in Misrata to help restore links with their families. Personal parcels …

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Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL

… grouping ranging from the smallest, the family, to those of the highest complexity … grouping ranging from the smallest, the family, to those of the highest complexity …

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ICRC in Kosovo: Facts and figures, January – December 2018

… the ICRC continues to support projects of family associations and Red Cross structures … and volunteers of Red Cross structures on Restoring Family Links in emergencies, needs, practices, tools …

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Brazil: The ICRC's work to help migrants

… V. Moriyama/ICRC Migrant speaking with a family member at the ICRC's service station in … In July 2018, the ICRC began implementing the Restoring Family Links (RFL) programme in three service …

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Greece: Our work in 2018 at a glance

… Bringing families together through our Restoring Family Links network The Hellenic Red Cross (HRC), …

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As local as possible, as international as necessary

… may have when compared to another and has no links to economic and trade models where the … and violence including the restoration of family links, dead body management (DBM), … ICRC representatives are less likely to have family members who are victims of the …

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Ethiopia: Providing assistance to those that need it the most in 2018

… Exchanged, 3,900 Red Cross Messages between family members separated by conflict, … cooperation with the ERCS, strives to restore family links between family members separated by …

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Jordan: Second regional meeting on restoring family links

… organized a two-day regional meeting on Restoring Family Links (RFL) in Amman on 5 and 6 February.  The …

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