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28 May 2013: The Swedish Minister for EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson visited the headquarters of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in Sarajevo today as part of her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Accompanied by ICMP’s Director-General Ms. Kathryne Bomberger and the Swedish Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Bosse Hedberg, Ohlsson was briefed on ICMP’s assistance to governments worldwide and also toured the organizations’ main DNA laboratory.
“I have come to see in person the work of ICMP and to observe the assistance that the organization provides to governments in accounting for missing persons from armed conflict and human rights abuses. In the context of the Western Balkans ICMP has helped the governments in the region account for more than two thirds of those missing from the conflicts of the 1990’s. ICMP’s efforts to ensure that governments in the region take responsibility in resolving missing persons cases through a rule-of-law based process that incorporates the use of scientific identifications is key to accounting for the missing and meeting the needs of truth and justice. It is my great honor that Sweden has been a strong supporter of ICMP for years.”
“I would like to thank Minister Ohlsson for her visit and the support of the Government of Sweden. The support of Sweden and other governments has been instrumental to ensuring the political will of governments to address this painful issue. We are grateful for this support, said ICMP Director General Kathryne Bomberger.
Sweden has provided financial and political support to ICMP since the year 2002. The total amount of financial support provided is 4,719,251 USD.
Since its creation at a G-7 summit in 1996 ICMP has engaged in resolving the issue of persons missing in wars, human rights violations and natural disasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Kosovo, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Colombia, Chile, the Philippines, Thailand, the Maldives, Norway, South Africa, the United States and Cyprus. ICMP is based in Sarajevo and is the only specialized international organization that addresses the issue of missing persons in all of its facets.
Of the 40,000 people estimated missing from the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, ICMP has identified 16,970 since 2001 using DNA-assisted techniques, in Bosnia alone 14,063.[:bs]
U pratnji generalne direktorice ICMP-a, Kathryne Bomberger, i ambasadora Švedske u BiH, Nj.E. Bossea Hedberga, Ohlsson je informisana o ICMP-ovoj pomoći vladama u svijetu, a obišla je i ICMP-ovu glavnu DNK-laboratoriju.
„Došla sam ovdje da se lično uvjerim u rad ICMP-a i vidim kakvu pomoć ova organizacija pruža vladama za pronalazak osoba nestalih u oružanim sukobima i usljed kršenja ljudskih prava. U kontekstu Zapadnog Balkana ICMP je pomogao vladama u ovom regionu da pronađu i identifikuju više od dvije trećine osoba nestalih 90-tih godina prošlog vijeka. ICMP je uložio napore kako bi ove vlade preuzele odgovornost za rješavanje slučajeva nestalih osoba i to kroz proces utemeljen na vladavini zakona i upotrebi naučnih identifikacija, što je od ključnog značaja za pronalazak nestalih i zadovoljenje istine i pravde. Velika mi je čast što Švedska već dugo pomaže rad ICMP-a“, izjavila je Švedska ministrica za evropska pitanja Birgit Ohlsson.
“Željela bih se zahvaliti ministrici Ohlsson za njenu posjetu i za podršku Vlade Švedske. Podrška Švedske i drugih vlada bila je značajna za osiguravanje političke volje vlada da se riješi ovo bolno pitanje. Zahvalni smo za ovu podršku,” rekla je generalna direktorica ICMP-a, Kathryne Bomberger.
Švedska pruža finansijsku i političku podršku ICMP-u od 2002. godine. Ukupni iznos pružene finansijske podrške iznosi 4,719,251 USD.
Od uspostavljanja 1996. godine na samitu G-7, ICMP je uključen u rješavanje pitanja osoba nestalih u ratovima, kršenjima ljudskih prava ili prirodnim katastrofama u Bosni i Hercegovini, Srbiji, Hrvatskoj, Kosovu, Bivšoj Jugoslovenskoj Republici Makedoniji, Iraku, Kuvajtu, Libiji, Kolumbiji, Čileu, Filipinima, Tajlandu, Maldivima, Norveškoj, Južnoj Africi, Sjedinjenim Američkim Država i Kipru. Sjedište ICMP-a je u Sarajevu i jedina je specijalizirana međunarodna organizacija za rješavanje pitanja nestalih osoba u svim njegovim aspektima.
Od procijenjenih 40.000 nestalih osoba usljed sukoba u bivšoj Jugoslaviji, ICMP je od 2001. godine upotrebljavajući DNK tehnike identifikovao 16.970, od čega samo u Bosni 14.063 nestalih.
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