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ICMP Facilitates Meeting Between Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serb Families of the Missing and Kosovo Institutions

Pristina – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), with the support of the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, convened a meeting on Thursday between associations representing families of […]

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Pristina – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), with the support of the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, convened a meeting on Thursday between associations representing families of

Large-Scale DNA Identification Effort Launched at An Giang Martyrs Cemetery in Vietnam 

An Giang Province, Vietnam, 21 May 2026 – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), together with the Institute of Biology (IB) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST),

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An Giang Province, Vietnam, 21 May 2026 – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), together with the Institute of Biology (IB) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST),

ICMP Calls for Continued Support to Account for Iraq’s Missing on National Mass Graves Day

Baghdad, 16 May 2026 – On Iraq’s National Day of Mass Graves, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) reiterates its commitment to supporting Iraq’s efforts to locate, recover and

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Baghdad, 16 May 2026 – On Iraq’s National Day of Mass Graves, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) reiterates its commitment to supporting Iraq’s efforts to locate, recover and

ICMP and GASIMP Hold Coordination Meeting in Tunisia, And Sign Agreement

Tunis, 28 April 2026 — The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and Libya’s General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons (GASIMP) held a coordination meeting in

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Tunis, 28 April 2026 — The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and Libya’s General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons (GASIMP) held a coordination meeting in

Kosovo Delegation Visits ICMP Headquarters to Strengthen Efforts on Missing Persons Cases

The Hague, 23 April 2026 – A delegation of representatives from Kosovo institutions engaged in efforts to account for persons missing from the Kosovo conflict visited the headquarters of the

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The Hague, 23 April 2026 – A delegation of representatives from Kosovo institutions engaged in efforts to account for persons missing from the Kosovo conflict visited the headquarters of the

ICMP and Forensic Experts from Vietnam Pioneer New DNA Identification Techniques

The Hague 10 March 2026: International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) experts, in collaboration with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), have published findings on advances in DNA-based

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The Hague 10 March 2026: International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) experts, in collaboration with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), have published findings on advances in DNA-based

ICMP and Albanian Authority Sign Database Agreement

The Hague, 26 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and Albania’s Authority for Information on Former State Security Documents (AIDSSH) signed an End User License Agreement (EULA)

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The Hague, 26 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and Albania’s Authority for Information on Former State Security Documents (AIDSSH) signed an End User License Agreement (EULA)

ICMP and GASIMP Launch New Report To Support Efforts to Account for Missing Persons in Libya  

The Hague, 16 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has published a comprehensive report on the issue of missing persons in Libya. Representatives of Libya’s General Authority for the Search and Identification of

ICMP and GASIMP Launch New Report To Support Efforts to Account for Missing Persons in Libya   Read more

The Hague, 16 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has published a comprehensive report on the issue of missing persons in Libya. Representatives of Libya’s General Authority for the Search and Identification of

ICMP Signs Database Agreement With Lebanon’s Missing Persons Commission

Beirut, 13 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and Lebanon’s National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared (NCMFD) signed an End User License Agreement (EULA) today

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Beirut, 13 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and Lebanon’s National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared (NCMFD) signed an End User License Agreement (EULA) today

Helping Ukraine to Sustain Large-Scale Effort To Account for Growing Number of Missing Persons

Kyiv, 10 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) aims to intensify its efforts to help Ukraine advance a comprehensive system for locating more than 80,000 people who are missing as a result of Russia’s full scale invasion, ICMP Commissioner Bert Koenders said this

Helping Ukraine to Sustain Large-Scale Effort To Account for Growing Number of Missing Persons Read more

Kyiv, 10 February 2026: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) aims to intensify its efforts to help Ukraine advance a comprehensive system for locating more than 80,000 people who are missing as a result of Russia’s full scale invasion, ICMP Commissioner Bert Koenders said this

ICMP Establishes Committee on Data

The Hague, 22 December 2025: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has established a Committee on Data, which will oversee the processing and protection of personal and related data,

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The Hague, 22 December 2025: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has established a Committee on Data, which will oversee the processing and protection of personal and related data,

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

Vietnam Marks First Identification of Missing Soldiers Using New DNA System  Read more

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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