Direction and Policy

The Direction and Policy Program provides strategic direction and leads the implementation of all ICMP programs and activities. The program supports and provides a secretariat to the ICMP Treaty or Statutory and Subsidiary Bodies, including the Board of Commissioners, the Conference of States Parties, the Financial Committee, the Panel of Experts and the Global Forum. It is also responsible for efforts to broaden state participation in ICMP as Parties, Signatories and Observers, and through States’ adherence to ICMP declarations and other instruments, and through technical cooperation and assistance.

The Direction and Policy Program is responsible for enhancing and strengthening cooperation with governments, particularly in new program areas by concluding agreements or other arrangements that allow for program implementation, as well as building the institutional and technical capacities of state institutions to address the issue of missing persons.

The Direction and Policy Program functions ensure effective outreach and planning across programs through inclusive consultative processes, and by ensuring that ICMP’s policies, standards and best practice become known and readily accessible to all.