Myanmar: Operational Facts and Figures 2023
… food parcels and letters to their detained family members. At every opportunity, at all … or training to start small-scale business. RESTORING FAMILY LINKS 3,386 people were provided with support …
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Kenya, Djibouti, Tanzania: Newsletter 2023
… Zaire], Uganda, Kenya) and abroad to restore family links, thousands of children to be reunified … Staff ASSISTANCE HEALTH IN DETENTION 53 RESTORING FAMILY LINKS ICT EQUIPMENT 10,000 …
México: Humanitarian Report 2024
… assault and is too afraid to seek help. A family suddenly decides to leave their home to … through Mexico. In 2023, we supported the Restoring Family Links (RFL) network by training Mexican Red …
ICRC 2024 Opinion Paper - How is the term "Armed Conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?
… be allowed to send a capture card to their family and to the ICRC’s Central Tracing … of men, except where members of the same family are housed together, and shall be under … of adults, except where members of the same family are housed together. Civilians must be …
El Salvador Editorial: "Protecting humanitarian action: A shared commitment"
… violence or a natural disaster, through our Restoring Family Links services. In 2023, we helped to improve …
ICRC Activities in Egypt: Facts & Figures 2023
… IHL and helps reestablish contact between family members separated by conflict, other … approached the ICRC for enquiries and restoring (Salamat) were exchanged between families liv- family links services. ing in Egypt and their …
Panama: Humanitarian Report 2024
… PANAMA A phone call can restore hope. Our Restoring Family Links services help migrants get in contact …
Poland: The ICRC supports National Societies in collecting and managing tracing cases of persons missing in relation to international armed conflict in Ukraine
… Red Cross (PRC) to restore and maintain family links, the ICRC Warsaw Delegation organized …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: The forgotten people of North Kivu
… mainly neighbours or members of the extended family that they know. Other children look … an adult friend, member of the extended family or by themselves. They look sad, … voluntarily, as a means of survival or in ly-links services to prevent families from being …
Azerbaijan: Closure after 31 years of waiting, family received remains of missing loved one
… The Mikayilov family in Azerbaijan waited over 30 years to … were identified and handed over to his family through the persistent efforts of the … global efforts to protect and restore family links, search for and identify missing people …
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