Sri Lanka - A year for the ICRC to expand its response
… response capacities, first aid, and family links services. The ICRC delegation in Sri … Boosa Prison Complex in Galle. Through our Restoring Family Links (RFL) services, we …
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South Sudan: Facts and figures February 2015 - Helping families find each other
… Cross Message is a simple form that allows family members to exchange family news in writing. The ICRC together with … improving water and sanitation systems; and Restoring contact between family members …
Cameroon/CAR: A mother and daughter reunited after an agonizing year of separation
… are being made to restore contact between family members of Central Africans in the … that her daughter was on her way, went to the Restoring Family Links (RFL) office of the Cameroon Red Cross …
Ethiopia: facts and figures 2014
… Cross Messages (RCMs) were exchanged among family members separated by conflict, … the provision of technical training and loan. RESTORING FAMILY LINKS The ICRC has a global Family Network …
The ICRC in Syria: Facts and figures 2014
… gone missing, detained or separated from family members. In addition to the … and 2 polyclinics in Aleppo with generators. RESTORING CONTACT BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS • … detention and the re-establishment of family links between persons detained and their …
Afghanistan: Family links website reunites mother and son
… separated by war, disaster or migration. The Family Links website is one of the tools that the Red … you looking for a family member? Visit our Restoring Family Links website. …
South Sudan: Grace finds her mother
… how she first came in to contact with the Restoring Family Links service. Re-establishing contact with …
Migrants risk their lives for a better future
… migrants? Many are focusing on maintaining or restoring contact between family members, and on providing assistance. …
ICRC presents record budget for 2015 to meet vastly expanding needs
… who are not physically located on board Restoring Family Links Strategy for the Movement In November …
From our archives: Children in war
… 1998, 48,000 children were reunited with a family member in Rwanda. ICRC/T. Gassmann / … some of which, such as psychological care and restoring family links, are largely designed to meet their …
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