France / Italy: Red Cross restores family links for migrants
… Societies recently set up a cross-border "restoring family links" operation to help migrants re-establish …
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The Need to Know: Restoring Links between Dispersed Family Members
… This publication explains how the Family Links network operates and why its services … important. It describes situations in which family separations occur, and the many ways in …
Restoring Family Links: Presenting the Strategy for a Worldwide Network
… leaflet summarizes the work being done by the Family Links Network of the International Red Cross … and support for the restoration of family links. …
Afghanistan: Two families reconnect with missing loved ones through Restoring Family Links services
… helps with tracing and reuniting separated family members, says, “We verified Aziza’s … a European country and wanted to reconnect. Restoring contact between separated loved ones … their loved ones through our Restoring Family Links (RFL) services. This includes looking …
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo hosts European Restoring Family Links conference
… Bosnia and Herzegovina) – The annual European Restoring Family Links conference started today in Sarajevo. …
Restoring family links: the agony of separation and the joy of reunification
… (Cairo, ICRC) Family separation can be one of the most … of losing contact with their loved ones. Restoring family links: the agony of separation and the joy of …
Migrants: How Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement helps restore family links
… how best to restore contact between separated family members. This video reports on the 2015 …
Poland: Sub-regional Restoring Family Links Conference hosted by the Polish Red Cross
… Warsaw between 14-16 May, bringing together Restoring Family Links (RFL) service coordinators from 8 …
Greece: Enhancing the collaborative approach in the provision of Restoring Family Links services
The partnership between the Hellenic Red Cross (HRC) and the ICRC on the provision of RFL services in Greece counts many years. There were many achievements that resulted from this cooperation and …
Restoring Family Links: A Guide for National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
… promotes a common approach of the Movement to restoring family links broken by conflict, natural disaster or …
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