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British Foreign Secretary The Right Honourable William Hague MP visited the headquarters of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) today during his visit to the region.
Mr. Hague was briefed, by ICMP’s senior staff, about the work of the organization in the region of the Western Balkans and its broader global engagement in the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America and South East Asia. Discussions were held about the future of the organization, including its international status, headquarters and the critical need of the organization as a global resource. Mr. Hague also asked if ICMP could extend its technical capacity to work on cases of sexual violence committed during conflict.
Ministar vanjskih poslova Velike Britanije William Hague posjetio je danas sjedište Međunarodne komisije za nestale osobe (ICMP) u sklopu njegove posjete Regionu.
Rukovodstvo ICMP-a informisalo je gospodina Haguea o radu organizacije na području Zapadnog Balkana i globalnim aktivnostima na Bliskom Istoku, u Sjevernoj Africi, Latinskoj Americi i Jugoistočnoj Aziji. Tema razgovora bila je budućnosti organizacije, uključujući njen međunarodni status, sjedište i ključne potrebame organizacije kao globalnog resursa. Gospodin Hague je interesirao da li ICMP može svojim tehničkim kapacitetetima obuhvatiti rad na slučajevima seksualnog nasilja počinjenog tokom konflikta.
“Addressing missing persons cases and other atrocities is key to rebuilding war torn states and reinstating the rule of law through an honest reckoning of the past,” said Mr. Hague.
“I am profoundly impressed that the organization has assisted the governments in this region account for over 70% of the 40,000 persons who went missing during the conflicts of the 1990’s including almost 90% of the victims missing from the 1995 fall of Srebrenica. This is an unprecedented success and an essential starting point for genuine reconciliation,” he added.
“Through its support to ICMP, the International Community has demonstrated that the missing can be found. For this reason, I am proud of British support to ICMP and I call upon all governments to do the same,” said Mr. Hague.
“The British Government has been a strong supporter of ICMP since its creation 16 years ago and we are extremely grateful for their interest in supporting ICMP as a global resource,” said Kathryne Bomberger, ICMP Director-General.
The ICMP is the only specialized international organization of its kind that addresses the issue of missing persons in all of its facets. The ICMP was created at a G-7 Summit in 1996 and works with governments and others to help them locate and account for persons missing from armed conflict, human rights abuses, disasters and other causes.
The ICMP provides a comprehensive approach to assisting governments. It helps build the institutional infrastructure of afflicted states. It works with civil society to ensure their active and meaningful engagement. It provides technical assistance to governments in locating, recovering and identifying the missing. It supports the work of the judicial sector. As part of its technical assistance, ICMP maintains the world’s largest, most efficient DNA laboratory system dedicated exclusively to identifying missing persons. It has created a database that is capable of processing information on cases globally. It promotes transparency and accountability and it ensures the consistent application of standards, including the protection of personal data.
„Rješavanje slučajeva nestalih osoba i drugih počinjenih strahota ključ je za obnovu ratom razorenih država i ponovnu uspostavu vladavine prava kroz iskreno suočavanje s prošlošću“, rekao je gospodin Hague. „Ja sam istinski impresioniran činjenicom da je ova organizacija pružila pomoć vladama u Regionu u pronalaženju i identifikaciji više od 70% od 40,000 osoba nestalih tokom sukoba 90-ih godina, uključujući i skoro 90% žrtava nestalih 1995. godine padom Srebrenice. Ovo je uspjeh bez presedana i važno polazište za istinsko pomirenje“, dodao je.
„Kroz podršku ICMP-u, Međunarodna zajednica je pokazala da nestali mogu biti pronađeni. Iz tog razloga, sam ponosan na britansku pomoć ICMP-u i pozivam sve vlade da učine isto,“ rekao je gospodin Hague.
„Vlada Velike Britanije pruža veliku podršku ICMP-u od njegovog osnivanja prije 16 godina i mi smo vrlo zahvalni za njihov interes da podrže ICMP kao globalni resurs“, kazala je Kathryne Bomberger, generalna direktorica ICMP-a.
ICMP je jedina specijalizirana međunarodna organizacija ove vrste koja se bavi rješavanjem pitanja nestalih osoba u svim aspektima. ICMP je uspostavljen 1996. godine na G-7 Samitu i pomaže vladama i drugim tijelima u lociranju i identifikovanju osoba nestalih usljed oružanih sukoba, kršenja ljudskih prava, prirodnih katastrofa i drugih uzroka.
ICMP pruža sveobuhvatnu pomoć vladama kroz izgradnju institucionalne infrastrukture u pogođenim državama, radi sa civilnim društvom kako bi se osigurao njihov aktivan i značajan angažman. ICMP pruža tehničku pomoć vladama u pronalaženju, ekshumaciji i identifikaciji nestalih. ICMP podržava rad pravosudnog sektora. Kao dio tehničke podrške, ICMP održava najveći i najučinkovitiji svjetski sistem laboratorija za analizu DNK, posvećen isključivo identifikaciji nestalih osoba. Promovira transparentnost i odgovornost i osigurava dosljednu primjenu standarda uključujući zaštitu ličnih podataka.
