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Key Report on Missing Persons Translated into Arabic, Kurdish

[:en]ICMP today published Arabic and Kurdish translations of the report on the proceedings of a major international conference on the missing held in The Hague at the end of 2013. The Report, entitled “The Missing: An Agenda for the Future”, provides an overview of the issue of missing persons globally and highlights recommendations made by conference delegates.[:]

Key Report on Missing Persons Translated into Arabic, Kurdish Read more

[:en]ICMP today published Arabic and Kurdish translations of the report on the proceedings of a major international conference on the missing held in The Hague at the end of 2013. The Report, entitled “The Missing: An Agenda for the Future”, provides an overview of the issue of missing persons globally and highlights recommendations made by conference delegates.[:]

Sweden supports search and identification of missing persons

Sarajevo, 17 November 2014 – The Embassy of Sweden today signed an agreement with the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) for ICMP’s Western Balkans program 2014-2016. The agreement is

Sweden supports search and identification of missing persons Read more

Sarajevo, 17 November 2014 – The Embassy of Sweden today signed an agreement with the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) for ICMP’s Western Balkans program 2014-2016. The agreement is

A 21st Century Challenge

Major migrations, war, political instability and organized crime all contribute to persons going missing. This section makes available a massive volume of new information on the issue, examining where persons are missing in the world, the circumstances of their disappearance and what, if anything is being done to address the issue in a given context. Countries have not been selected according to a fixed criteria and the nature and scale of the problem varies from country to country. More countries and more information will be added to this section continuously.

A 21st Century Challenge Read more

Major migrations, war, political instability and organized crime all contribute to persons going missing. This section makes available a massive volume of new information on the issue, examining where persons are missing in the world, the circumstances of their disappearance and what, if anything is being done to address the issue in a given context. Countries have not been selected according to a fixed criteria and the nature and scale of the problem varies from country to country. More countries and more information will be added to this section continuously.

Initiatives will help efforts to Locate and Identify the Missing

[:bs]A Joint Identification Project between Croatia and ICMP was the focus of a meeting today at the International Commission on Missing persons (ICMP) in Sarajevo between Matthew Holliday, head of the ICMP Western Balkans Program and Minister for the Defenders of Croatia Predrag Matic.[:]

Initiatives will help efforts to Locate and Identify the Missing Read more

[:bs]A Joint Identification Project between Croatia and ICMP was the focus of a meeting today at the International Commission on Missing persons (ICMP) in Sarajevo between Matthew Holliday, head of the ICMP Western Balkans Program and Minister for the Defenders of Croatia Predrag Matic.[:]

A Global Response to a Global Challenge

[:en]1 October 2014: Two forensic experts from the Government of Chile have completed a three-day fact-finding visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, including meetings with staff at the International Commission on

A Global Response to a Global Challenge Read more

[:en]1 October 2014: Two forensic experts from the Government of Chile have completed a three-day fact-finding visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, including meetings with staff at the International Commission on

INTERPOL and ICMP sign agreement to enhance global disaster victim identification efforts

[:en] 10 September 2014: INTERPOL and the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) have signed a formal cooperation agreement to manage and operate a permanent global platform centralizing disaster victim

INTERPOL and ICMP sign agreement to enhance global disaster victim identification efforts Read more

[:en] 10 September 2014: INTERPOL and the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) have signed a formal cooperation agreement to manage and operate a permanent global platform centralizing disaster victim

Iraqi delegation from "Ship of Life" NGO at Sarajevo's Liberation Square

Iraqi Families of Missing Persons Conclude Visit to ICMP

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[:en]30 August 2014: A delegation of thirteen women from Iraq, who are family members of missing persons, completed a five day visit to ICMP in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During their

Iraqi Families of Missing Persons Conclude Visit to ICMP Read more

[:en]30 August 2014: A delegation of thirteen women from Iraq, who are family members of missing persons, completed a five day visit to ICMP in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During their

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia sign ICMP’s Declaration on Missing Persons

“The International Declaration is an historic document which defines for the first time the responsibility of States in accounting for the missing” Mostar, August 29, 2014 – In an historic

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia sign ICMP’s Declaration on Missing Persons Read more

“The International Declaration is an historic document which defines for the first time the responsibility of States in accounting for the missing” Mostar, August 29, 2014 – In an historic

Families across the Western Balkans mark the International Day of the Disappeared

The families of missing persons from the countries of the former Yugoslavia today and yesterday organized commemorative events to mark the International Day of the Disappeared, 30 August. The ICMP applauds the efforts of the families of the missing to mark this day, to raise awareness about the issue of missing persons, to demand accountability from the state, and to jointly pay tribute to the missing regardless of nationality, ethnicity or religion.

Families across the Western Balkans mark the International Day of the Disappeared Read more

The families of missing persons from the countries of the former Yugoslavia today and yesterday organized commemorative events to mark the International Day of the Disappeared, 30 August. The ICMP applauds the efforts of the families of the missing to mark this day, to raise awareness about the issue of missing persons, to demand accountability from the state, and to jointly pay tribute to the missing regardless of nationality, ethnicity or religion.

Message from the ICMP Director General Kathryne Bomberger on the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared

[:en]Declaration “On the Role of the State in Addressing the Issue of Persons Missing as a Consequence of Armed Conflicts and Human Rights Abuses” 28 August 2014: Around the world

Message from the ICMP Director General Kathryne Bomberger on the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared Read more

[:en]Declaration “On the Role of the State in Addressing the Issue of Persons Missing as a Consequence of Armed Conflicts and Human Rights Abuses” 28 August 2014: Around the world

A delegation of British parliamentarians visits ICMP

[:en]31 July 2014: A group of British parliamentarians visited the facilities of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in Tuzla today. The goal of the visit was for the

A delegation of British parliamentarians visits ICMP Read more

[:en]31 July 2014: A group of British parliamentarians visited the facilities of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in Tuzla today. The goal of the visit was for the

ICMP joins INTERPOL in Responding to Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 17 Crash

[:en]19 July 2014: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and INTERPOL Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) experts have been invited to provide assistance in identifying victims of the Malaysian Airlines

ICMP joins INTERPOL in Responding to Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 17 Crash Read more

[:en]19 July 2014: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and INTERPOL Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) experts have been invited to provide assistance in identifying victims of the Malaysian Airlines

 

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