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Vietnam Marks First Identification of Missing Soldiers Using New DNA System 

Hanoi, December 2025 – A ceremony has been held in Hanoi to mark the first identification of missing Vietnamese soldiers made possible by a new DNA identification system that is being […]

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Hanoi, December 2025 – A ceremony has been held in Hanoi to mark the first identification of missing Vietnamese soldiers made possible by a new DNA identification system that is being

International Human Rights Day: Turning Support for Human Rights into Practical Action

The Hague 10 December 2025: The Director-General of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), Kathryne Bomberger, issued the following statement today, marking International Human Rights Day. * * *

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The Hague 10 December 2025: The Director-General of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), Kathryne Bomberger, issued the following statement today, marking International Human Rights Day. * * *

ICMP Publishes 2026 Program and Budget Outlining Activities and Resource Allocation for the Year

The Hague, 4 December 2025 – Today, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) publishes its Program & Budget for 2026, setting out how it will continue to support governments

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The Hague, 4 December 2025 – Today, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) publishes its Program & Budget for 2026, setting out how it will continue to support governments

Conference on Missing Persons from Ukraine Highlights State Responsibility and Role of Families

Warsaw, 28 November 2025: – Ukraine has made remarkable progress in establishing an effective system to account for missing persons from the Russian invasion and can develop this system further

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Warsaw, 28 November 2025: – Ukraine has made remarkable progress in establishing an effective system to account for missing persons from the Russian invasion and can develop this system further

Accounting for the Missing Will Consolidate Peace In the South Caucasus

Baku, Azerbaijan, 10 October 2025: Accounting for missing persons from the conflicts in the South Caucasus is a key element in consolidating peace in the region, Kathryne Bomberger, the Director-General

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Baku, Azerbaijan, 10 October 2025: Accounting for missing persons from the conflicts in the South Caucasus is a key element in consolidating peace in the region, Kathryne Bomberger, the Director-General

ICMP’s Geography of Genocide Map Launched at the Srebrenica Memorial Center and Online

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Sarajevo 22 September 2025 — On the International Day of Peace, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has launched the Geography of Genocide, an interactive map that allows families

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Sarajevo 22 September 2025 — On the International Day of Peace, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has launched the Geography of Genocide, an interactive map that allows families

The Czech Republic Continues Its Support for ICMP To Meet the Global Challenge of Missing and Disappeared Persons 

The Hague, 4 September 2025 – The Czech Republic has renewed its funding of 150,000 CZK to support the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP). This will be used

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The Hague, 4 September 2025 – The Czech Republic has renewed its funding of 150,000 CZK to support the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP). This will be used

International Day of the Disappeared: Addressing the Global Missing Persons Crisis 

The Hague, 30 August 2025: Around the world today, governments and organizations will join families of the missing to mark International Day of the Disappeared.   “The number of missing people

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The Hague, 30 August 2025: Around the world today, governments and organizations will join families of the missing to mark International Day of the Disappeared.   “The number of missing people

ICMP Transfers Advanced DNA Identification Equipment To Vietnam’s Institute of Biotechnology

Hanoi, Vietnam, 12 July 2025 – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and the Institute of Biology (IB), under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), this week held a laboratory

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Hanoi, Vietnam, 12 July 2025 – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and the Institute of Biology (IB), under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), this week held a laboratory

Srebrenica: Solidarity through Truth and Justice

Srebrenica, 11 July 2025: The painstaking and scientifically rigorous DNA-led process that has identified human remains recovered from mass graves in Srebrenica and across the Western Balkans is helping survivors

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Srebrenica, 11 July 2025: The painstaking and scientifically rigorous DNA-led process that has identified human remains recovered from mass graves in Srebrenica and across the Western Balkans is helping survivors

The “Geography of Genocide” Previewed at the Srebrenica Memorial Center

Srebrenica, 10 July 2025: – The work that continues today to locate and identify the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide is fundamental to securing truth and justice, the Director-General

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Srebrenica, 10 July 2025: – The work that continues today to locate and identify the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide is fundamental to securing truth and justice, the Director-General

 

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