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South Africa: Restoring family links from Angola to Rwanda

… ICRC facilitates family reunification of three unaccompanied … The ICRC received a request from a Rwandan family member based in Kigali who inquired … their parents. “The ICRC Protection of Family Links department helps people reconnect with …

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Relatives of the three unaccompanied receiving them from the ICRC staff

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. …

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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 …

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo hosts European Restoring Family Links conference

… Bosnia and Herzegovina) – The annual European Restoring Family Links conference started today in Sarajevo. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Brazil: ICRC strengthens the Restoring Family Links Program on the Brazilian border with Venezuela

… recurring. And the loss of contact between family members happens quite frequently – not … Cross and Red Crescent Societies through the Restoring Family Links (RFL)program. And it was this service, …

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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 …

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Ten years of Conflict: Restoring Family Link Services for Syrian Refugees in Za'atari Camp

… One of these services is known as the “Restoring Family Links” program, popularly called RFL. It …

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