The traditional Ukrainian motif known as the ‘Tree of Life’ or ‘Derevo Zhyttia’ is a form of Ukrainian embroidery found on the ‘Rushnyk’, which served as a talisman, ‘Oberih’, or charm for...
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Tens of Thousands are Missing From the War Two Years On, the Case for Assisting Ukraine Is Stronger than Ever
Marking the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Commissioners and Director-General of the International Commission on Missing persons issued the following statement: 24...
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Norway Supports Efforts to Find Missing And Disappeared Persons from the War in Ukraine
Oslo, 10 February: Norway will support the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in its work to assist Ukraine in locating missing persons and investigating their disappearance. Under a...
ICMP Signs Cooperation Agreements with Ukraine’s Justice and Health Ministries
Kyiv, 18 October 2023 – The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) today signed agreements with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine as part of its program to...
ICMP Works with Ukraine’s National Police To Enhance Data Management Relevant to Missing Persons Investigations
The Hague, 5 October 2023 -- The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) has delivered a week-long data management training program at its Headquarters in The Hague to representatives of...
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Luxembourg Continues to Support ICMP To Address the Global Challenge of Missing and Disappeared Persons
The Hague, 12 September 2023 – The government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has made a new financial donation to support efforts by the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) to help...
Book Describes Strategy to Secure Truth and Justice For Families of the Missing in Ukraine
Kyiv, 29 August 2023: Ukraine can account for tens of thousands of missing people if it takes steps to fill gaps in its institutional framework and encourages closer cooperation between families of...
ICMP Supports Iraq Data Collection in Duhok to Identify Victims of Atrocities
Duhok, 4 August 2023 — The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) provided support to the Directorate for Protection and Affairs of Mass Graves (MGD) of the Martyrs’ Foundation and the...
The Rights of Yazidi Survivors of Atrocities to Justice Must be Secured
Baghdad, 3 August 2023 -- Speaking on the ninth anniversary of crimes committed by Da'esh against the Yazidi population in Iraq, the Director-General of the International Commission on Missing...
Srebrenica: Truth, Justice and Reparations
Sarajevo, 10 July 2023: The DNA-led process developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina to identify victims of the Srebrenica Genocide and other crimes has contributed to a fundamental change in the way that...
Mediterranean States Can Access Forensic Capacity And Expertise to Locate and Identify Missing Migrants
The Hague, 5 July 2023: Following the sinking of a fishing boat packed with migrants off the Greek coast on 14 June, the authorities in Greece and other countries have an obligation under...
Cooperation with the Independent Institution On Missing Persons in Syria is Essential to its Success [EN/AR]
The Hague, 30 June 2023: The resolution adopted by the 77th session of the UN General Assembly this week establishing the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic is a...
Profiles of the Missing from Ukraine: War Crimes Must Be Investigated
The Hague, 20 June 2023 – In the face of a huge surge in the number of missing persons, Ukraine “must develop a more efficient and more humane state strategy on missing persons so that people facing...
ICMP and associations of families of missing persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented the results of the projects in 2022
Sarajevo, 25 May 2023: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and associations of families of missing persons from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) presented the results of eight projects...
Accounting for the Missing is Essential to Iraq’s Recovery
Baghdad, 16 May 2023 – The identification of missing persons is essential to the healing process for families and communities affected by conflict, the Head of the International Commission on Missing...
Yazidi Families Discuss Role of Government, Civil Society in Accounting for the Missing in Iraq
The Hague, 15 May 2023: Families of the missing are the key stakeholders in an effective missing persons process and must play a central role in the process if it is to succeed, participants agreed...
More than 130,000 Missing from the Syrian Conflict With Numbers Still on the Rise
The Hague, 15 March 2023 – Today marks the 12th anniversary of the start of the Syrian uprising. As a result of the subsequent conflict, more than 130,000 people have gone missing and the numbers...
Canada Supports Efforts to Locate Missing and Disappeared Persons from the War in Ukraine
The Hague, 28 February 2023: – The International Commission on Missing Persons and the Government of Canada signed an agreement under which ICMP will support Ukraine in locating missing and...
Actuemos ahora para salvar vidas y evitar la desaparición de migrantes
Declaración conjunta del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja, la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja, la Red de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Migración y la...
Agir maintenant pour sauver des vies et prévenir la disparition de migrants
Déclaration conjointe du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge, de la Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, du Réseau des Nations Unies sur les migrations...