Reference :
V-P-AO-E-00305
Date :
26/10/2017
Caption :
Lunda Norte, Cacanda reception center. “God bless you” is the message the man on the right had to give to the ICRC and the Angolan Red Cross Society after being reunited with his elder brother. The ICRC met him 11 days after he fled violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in Angola. The ICRC and Angolan Red Cross Society were able to provide a phone call to his brother who was already in Angola. The reunification took place the following day, 16 years after their last contact.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Armed violence in the Kasai Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past year has displaced thousands of families. Many of these Congolese families fled into the neighboring country and are now based in this center.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3088x2056
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
