After eight-year odyssey, Eritrean children find mother in Switzerland
Kedija, 15, and Yonas, 12, survived exile, kidnapping and detention in a desperate attempt to rejoin their mother in Switzerland. They were finally reunited thanks to UNHCR and their NGO partners in Libya.
See also: Eritrean minors reunited with mother after eight-year odyssey
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