France, Sept. 14 -- At the Kakuma refugee camp in the northwest of Kenya,more than 200,000 refugees from across Africa have sought safety - in many cases leaving loved ones behind. The Red Cross'sRestoring Family Links programme seeks to reunite these families torn apart by conflict.

Among the thousands searching for missing loved ones is Amar, who fled South Sudan nearly a decade ago. He still carries a worn photograph of his younger sister - his only remaining link to her.

"I tried everything," he said. "Phone calls, messages, asking other refugees. Nothing. Not knowing is worse than death. If a person dies, you can mourn. But when they are missing, you live in hope and fear every single day."

Moses (a pseudonym to protect his identi...