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Tanzania: A long road to reunification for a Burundian family

… their sons, a 4-year-old, was with her. The family's other son, who is 7, was visiting his … – Guhuzaimiryango – which translates to ''restoring families.'' Refugees used the phrase … to the Red Cross program Restoring Family Links (RFL), which Nestory knew was their …

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Preventing separation, searching for the missing, and reuniting families since 1870

… intermediary to assist parties and remedy family separation and disappearance in armed … Movement to protect and restore family links, search for and identify missing people, … and Red Crescent Societies that form the Restoring Family Links network . Together, we …

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Musicians come together to support families of the missing

… Cross and Red Crescent Movement informs a family about a missing relative. We bring … says Susana López, the ICRC's Regional Restoring Family Links and Missing Advisor for the Americas. In …

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Three young Burundian refugees reunited with their families in Rwanda

… found a job doing housework for a Rwandan family. Gérard was then left all alone, far … Red Cross, we have been providing our Restoring Family Links services to those looking to be reunited …

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A boy believed to be dead reunited with his family

… a physical disability lost contact with his family in the southern Uruzgan province of … move or talk", said Mohammad Omar Agha, Restoring Family Links (RFL) Field Officer in Kandahar …

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Reconnecting travellers with their families during times of uncertainty in Venezuela

… Red Cross after they offered to call his family in Colombia, who had been waiting for … 8500 travellers have benefitted from the Restoring Family Links programme in Venezuela. The Venezuelan …

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Horn of Africa: Helping refugees re-establish contact with their families

… between separated families in the region. Restoring Family Links (RFL) in Numbers - 2015 764 Red Cross …

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Rwanda: Helping Burundian refugees reconnect with their families

… began in April 2015. As part of the ICRC's Restoring Family Links programme in the Great Lakes region, the …

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Missing and Deceased Migrants and their Families

… along the Southern African route. The family members who are left behind are also … separated, restore and maintain contact with family members and increase the rate of … along the Southern African route. The family members who are left behind are deeply …

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Cambodia: Apart for 2 years, detainee’s family finally gets to meet him

… the ICRC as part of its efforts to restore family links. Champa, 37, has been staying with her … visit programme in 2015 with the aim of restoring links between loved ones who have …

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