Accompaniment of Families of Missing

Organisation:

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Overall Objective:

Compensation

Type of Activity:

Humanitarian Assistance for Victims

Geographic Target:

Nationwide

Status:

Ongoing

Type of Organisation:

INGO

Target Group:

Victim Groups

Launched in:

2014

Description:

The objective of this project is to provide support to families of persons who went missing during the armed conflicts in Lebanon since 1975 through support group sessions and through collaboration with local NGOs to meet their needs (health, legal, psychosocial, administrative etc.) identified in the Family Needs Assessment conducted in 2011-2012. ICRC implemented this project in Saida district in 2014 and is expanding to Baabda and other districts in 2016.

Resources:

https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/middle-east/lebanon
https://www.icrc.org/en/document/icrc-action-assist-families-missing-per...
ICRC (2013). The families of people missing in connection with the armed conflicts that have occurred in Lebanon since 1975. An assessment of their needs. https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/2013/lebanon-missing-06-2013-icrc.pdf