Coping Together : ICRC documentary on the lives of loved ones whose family members have gone missing

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has put together a documentary that traces the lives of loved ones whose family members have gone missing. Titled  "Coping together",  it shows how  through peer-to-peer support, families of missing persons help each other to overcome their struggles together and find some solace, as they wait for answers. 　

The ICRC started this programme in Sri Lanka to help these families of missing persons cope emotionally and to address the legal, administrative and economic difficulties they face, the ICRC office in Colombo said.

Families whose loved ones went missing in the armed conflict live with a  grief and pain unlike any other. They face many difficulties in day-to-day life as a result of their loved ones absence. Women whose husbands are missing are stigmatized by their community. Children whose fathers are missing are ridiculed by their peers in school. Parents grow old, longing for their missing sons and daughters to return home.　

The teaser of the documentary can be seen below.

Watch the full documentary