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Bangladesh: Reunited family experiences hope amid COVID-19 gloom

… team in Khagrachari to reunite her with her family despite challenges posed by COVID-19 … imposed to control the pandemic. The BDRCS' Restoring Family Links (RFL) team stepped in and requested …

Zambia: reunifying five children with their families

… Burundi or Tanzania,” said Talent Moyo, ICRC Restoring Family Links Assistant. “Where we have a positive, …

Burundi: Fleeing violence, families face the agony of separation

… After escaping to Bukavu, Daniela and her family boarded a boat, hoping to find peace on … provides a lifeline. Through the Red Cross’s Restoring Family Links services , displaced people can make free …

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Refugees in Musenyi camp in Burundi

Liberia / Ivory Coast: Ivorian children reunited with their families

… the anticipation of being reunited with her family quickly overcame the sadness. Oniel … was launched and a web page on its family-links site was established to search for their relatives. Restoring family links is a core activity of …

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 ones. …

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Hellenic Parliament, ICRC address humanitarian needs of missing migrants, families

… the dead migrants “we want to restore the links in a chain that have been broken …

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Liberia / Côte d’Ivoire: ICRC resumes cross-border family reunifications

… has been able to resume its cross-border family reunification activities between Liberia … on searching for separated family members, restoring contact through phone calls and … 777 556 533 Or visit our restoring family links website …

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Iraqi families of missing: The wounds that do not heal

… remain unaccounted for, with nearly as many family members still looking for them and … day. We are still waiting for their return. Family member whose father, grandfathers, and … institutions . Meanwhile, through our Family Links services , we help restore and maintain …

News release

Lost and displaced: Families in Bangladesh look for answers

… calls were facilitated between the family members. Moreover, the teams have been trained on other restoring family links tools which will be used to trace family

Sri Lanka: A family needs assessment

… of the Red Cross (ICRC) to conduct a Family Needs Assessment for the families of … technical and material support for its Restoring Family Links services for people in need, …

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