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Ozias is 11 years old. Here, at a temporary resting place, he is wondering whether his parents are still alive. He would soon be reunited with his family through the efforts of the ICRC.
Families are often torn apart when people flee their homes. With each new conflict in the Congo, the number of orphaned or unaccompanied children increases. A Red Cross worker explains: "In the current war, women are raped, children separated from their families and fathers die. The children are left homeless and live like vagrants." |