(English) Greek Minister for Migration Hosts Third ICMP-Facilitated Discussion On Missing Migrants in the Mediterranean with Cyprus, Italy and Malta

(English) 19 November 2021: Representatives of Cyprus, Greece, Italy, and Malta participated today in the third meeting of the Joint Process, facilitated by the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) at the Ministry of Migration and Asylum of Greece in Athens,

(English) 20 Years Ago Today ICMP Issued First DNA Match to Support Identifying Tens of Thousands Missing from the Former-Yugoslav Conflicts

(English) The Hague, 16 November 2021: – On this day, 20 years ago, ICMP issued its first DNA match report. As a result of this report, the body of a 15-year old boy who had disappeared at Srebrenica was identified. This marked the start of a revolutionary new process using advanced database and DNA technology to identify large numbers of persons missing from armed conflict and human rights abuses.

(English) ICMP and Missing Persons Group Boost Regional Cooperation to Account for the Remaining Missing Persons

(English) Podgorica, 29 September 2021 – At a meeting in Podgorica this week the Missing Persons Group (MPG) agreed on a range of measures to reinvigorate regional cooperation to account for persons missing as a result of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

(English) ICMP-Facilitated Syrian Policy Coordination Group on Missing and Detained persons Finalizes Constitutional Principles on Syria’s Missing

(English) The Hague, 11 November 2021 – The Policy Coordination Group (PCG), a Syrian-led initiative on the missing and disappeared facilitated by the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), today finalized a draft paper on proposed constitutional principles related to Syria’s missing.

(English) Global Report on Missing Persons: Key Challenges & Strategic Opportunities

(English) The Hague, 27 August 2021 – The first edition of the Global Report on Missing persons, published today, ahead of the International Day of the Disappeared, examines why increasing numbers of people are going missing around the world, why many remain missing, and the policies that governments and others can implement in order to address this issue in effective ways.

(English) ICMP Publishes an Overview of Efforts to Account for Missing Persons in Croatia

(English) 22 October 2021 – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) presented a detailed account of progress in accounting for those who went missing during the conflict in Croatia, together with recommendations on how more progress can be achieved.

(English) ICMP collects DNA samples from EU-based Syrian families

(English) The Hague, 20 August 2021 – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) today completed the first phase of a campaign to collect DNA samples from Syrian families living in Europe whose relatives have gone missing either in Syria as a result of the conflict, or along migration routes after fleeing the conflict.

(English) Sweden Supports ICMP’s Global Work

(English) The Hague, 1 October 2021: – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has received a new grant of SEK 2 million (€200,000) from Sweden to support its Main Program in 2021.

(English) ICMP Marks the 7th Anniversary of Da’esh Invasion of Sinjar with Yazidi NGOs in The Hague

(English) The Hague, 3 August 2021: The ICMPhosted a day-long event at its headquarters in The Hague today to mark the 7th Anniversary of the Da’esh invasion of Sinjar. The events included a roundtable discussion on the process of locating missing Yazidis and securing their rights, and a commemoration event organized by the Yazidi Legal Network.

(English) International Day of the Disappeared: ICMP and Iraqi Partners Launch Strategic Policy Event

(English) The Hague, 30 August 2021 – ICMP, together with Iraqi partners, today launched a strategic policy meeting on “Missing Persons in Iraq: The Way Forward”. The objective of the three-day meeting, initiated on the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared, is to enhance Iraqi efforts to account for all missing persons, regardless of sectarian, or national background or the time period, location, or circumstances of their disappearance.

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