Panama: Humanitarian Report 2024
… PANAMA A phone call can restore hope. Our Restoring Family Links services help migrants get in contact …
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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 …
Georgia: ICRC’s psychological support helps family process the death of missing loved one
… left to fight in the war in Abkhazia, his family had one desire – to see him walk back … information sessions," says Tamta Kupatadze, Restoring Family Links field officer and in charge of the …
Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2023
… AzRCS. 102 people, including mine survivors, family members of missing people, people … sessions on Minimum Protection Approach and Restoring Family Links. 98 volunteers increased their knowledge …
Afghanistan: Operational Facts and Figures – 2023
… services for people with disabilities and restoring essential infrastructure including … 125 Red Cross messages (containing brief family news) and 79 salamats (oral short … with the support of the ICRC restoring family links programme. PROTECTION OF FAMILY LINKS …
Sudan: 2023 Facts and Figures
… over 66,500 phone calls between separated family members. • Supported 14 SRCS branches across Sudan to provide Restoring Family Links services to separated families. • …
Frequently asked questions: International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Refugee Law in the context of armed conflict
… evacuation, tracing; Remedial action: Family-reunification, resettlement, … standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and …
The ICRC appeals for 2.1 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2024
… with resources and tools for providing family-links and forensic services, resolving … of people deprived of their liberty; and family reunifications. In conjunction with its …
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