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Policy paper: Missing migrants

… For every missing migrant, there is a family living in uncertainty ‒ not knowing if … in which migrants go missing; •• forge links with authorities, other relevant … missing, with the humanitarian purpose of restoring contact between family members. The …

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Missing migrants: Forensic experts from the Asia-Pacific region emphasize information-sharing

… ICRC have been working on programmes like the Restoring Family Links (RFL) to reunite those who are missing, …

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Tanzania: How we've helped in 2016

… living in western Tanzania to restore links with their families. Our teams trained … with their seven-year-old son in Tanzania RESTORING FAMILY LINKS Currently, the Restoring Family

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Hundreds of thousands received assistance in 2016 in Kenya, Tanzania, and Djibouti

… continued to help thousands of people restore family links in Kenya, Tanzania, and Djibouti. In … in kind 2,880 officers trained on IHL Restoring Family Links The ICRC in cooperation …

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Helping South Sudanese refugees in Uganda find their families

… with the Uganda Red Cross Society to restore family links and reunite people with their loved …

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Kuala Lumpur Regional Delegation: facts and figures

… ICRC MAINTAINING CONTACTS BETWEEN SEPARATED FAMILY MEMBERS 3,142 direct phone calls made … in areas such as the promotion of IHL, Restoring Family Links (RFL), and public communication TOGETHER …

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Guatemala: Migrants can now call home for free in El Ceibo

… free phone calls. This is part of its Restoring Family Links (RFL) programme, aimed primarily at …

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ICRC comments on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

… principle of non-refoulement, use of force, family separation, unaccompanied children, … work, notably by visiting detained migrants, restoring family links, clarifying the fate and whereabouts of …

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ICRC's activities in Sabah

… National Press Club Malaysia. The ICRC offers Restoring Family Links services to detainees, including the …

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Iraq, Syria and Yemen: Five times more civilians die in city offensives, new report finds

… — Mosul resident describing his and his family’s escape from their neighbourhood I was … notes Patterson. “Returning home is a way of restoring their identity. But it depends on … and the window of opportunity soon mental to restoring a city’s social make-up. closed.” In …

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