Kenya: A journey of fear and hope
Shamsa is using 'Trace the Face' to try to locate her son who decided to take the risky journey to Europe. Each year, thousands of migrants go missing on their way to Europe. Families get separated, …
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Tajikistan: The marks of war
Sadafmo was born in Dashtijum, a remote mountainous village located in the southern part of Tajikistan. In 1995, when she turned 18, her parents decided to marry her to a villager. Everything was …
Tajikistan: Beyond the folklore, the untold story of modern-day Leilah
"I was fascinated that after so many years, somebody still wanted to know my story." It has been 17 years since Lola's husband went missing. When she was pregnant with their third baby, Lola's …
Singapore: With a ‘smile’, Sandy Tan wins Youth Humanitarian Challenge
Encouraging young people to think and write about humanitarian concerns, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Singapore Red Cross (SRC) organized a short essay competition as part …
Libya: concerns over rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation
29-08-2018 Tripoli (ICRC) – Tensions that started earlier this week have turned into armed confrontations in parts of Tripoli, in western Libya. An unknown number of people have reportedly been …
Sri Lanka: 9 years on, families of missing cope better with their daily lives
Families of missing people have specific needs. They need psychosocial support as well as help with livelihood, health, education, legal and administrative matters. In 2015, the ICRC started a …
Reunited at last in Ukraine
In situations of armed conflict, people often lose contact with their families. They get separated by hostilities, changing frontlines or while fleeing their homes. Sometimes years or even decades …
Physical rehabilitation in Cambodia: 210,000 services in 26 years
The ICRC's Physical Rehabilitation Programme (PRP) recently achieved two major milestones on the road to serving the people of Cambodia. Not only did the programme complete 26 years of its presence …
Sri Lanka: 9 years on, families of the missing learning to live with loss
Ranjinithevi For a long time, Ranjinithevi’s daughter Pavithra thought her maternal grandfather was her father. In the meantime, Ranjinithevi spent large sums of money on fortune tellers to find out …
Nepal: Families have the right to know the fate of their missing loved ones
The ICRC, NRCS and NEFAD focus on Right to Know for this year's International Day of the Disappeared Kathmandu (ICRC/NRCS) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Nepal Red Cross …
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