Jordan: Humanitarian response during 2017
… Jordan continued to visit detainees, restore family links and promote respect for international … categories: agriculture, trade and crafts. RESTORING CONTACT AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS To help …
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Ethiopia: Providing assistance to vulnerable individuals in 2017
… in Ethiopia could keep in touch with their family members elsewhere, and many persons … cooperation with the ERCS, strives to restore family links between family members separated by …
Being accountable to people affected by armed conflicts
… reach out, not just to you, but also, to your family and peers, in an increasingly … together with information about the ICRC Restoring Family Links service. These posters also include …
Philippines: Focus on delivering clean water for Marawi evacuees and returnees
22-03-2018 Manila (ICRC) – Five months after the end of the clashes in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, humanitarian organizations working on the ground estimate that 81,000 evacuees and …
Aide-mémoire: How to maintain the civilian and humanitarian character of sites and settlements
… amount to arbitrary deprivation of liberty; family separation; persons going missing after … preventing disappearances and re-establishing family links; • Engaging in a protection dialogue …
Quarterly e-newsletter: Venezuela delegation’s activities
… The ICRC has focused on helping to restore family links by facilitating communication between … aid for common wounds and explained what the Restoring Family Links programme consists of. …
Papua New Guinea: Assisting communities affected by tribal conflict
… construction material for water catchment. Restoring and maintaining family links The ICRC in coordination with the PNG …
Overview of ICRC activities in Tajikistan
… within the country, and was able to restore family ties in 18 such cases 410 Staff and … the RCST`s activities in mine risk education, restoring family links, disseminating basics of International …
Croatia: Experts from 46 countries to discuss data protection in humanitarian action
… natural disasters, often separated from their family members or stranded on different … been working to reunite families, giving the restoring family links (RFL) network the capacity to provide …
Cambodia: Apart for 2 years, detainee’s family finally gets to meet him
… by the ICRC as part of its efforts to restore family links. Champa, 37, has been staying with her … visit programme in 2015 with the aim of restoring links between loved ones who have …
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