Sudan: Providing relief to people affected by conflict
… of our work in Sudan in 2017: Restored family links for 5,600 families through phone calls … authorities. The SRCS continued to provide family-links services, first aid and material …
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Ethiopia: Addressing the needs of vulnerable communities in 2018
… Exchanged 2,200 Red Cross Messages between family members separated by conflict/violence … cooperation with the ERCS, strives to restore family links between family members separated by …
Reuniting children with their loved ones in 2017
… of detention for detainees. To help restore family links in Liberia, our teams used phone calls, … 2017. Before the closure, the ICRC conducted RESTORING FAMILY LINKS In times of armed …
ICRC policy on immigration detention
… allowed to have contact with members of their family. Respect for key procedural safeguards … mainly but not exclusively providing Restoring Family Links services and direct assistance – where …
Framework for access to education
… action and programming Remedial action means restoring and/or ensuring the continuity of …
Annual Report 2017
… and video calls were made between separated family members. Read more about our restoring family links network. Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. A woman …
Ethiopia: Restoring hope for people displaced by ethnic violence
… displaced people helping an estimated 50,000 family members in Hawigudina and Darolebu … to the members of the community is aimed at restoring their livelihoods. Ethnic Oromos and …
Venezuela: ICRC in action from January to April 2018
… programmes on first aid and health, relief, restoring family links, communication and activities in areas …
Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy
… underlined the importance of preserving and restoring cultural heritage in reconciliation … serious humanitarian consequences; the strong links between internal displacement and armed …
Remembering the victims of a “forgotten war”
… information service in an effort to restore links between separated family members at least through letters. …
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