International Commission on Missing Persons

International Commission on Missing Persons

The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) addresses the issue of persons missing as a result of armed conflicts, violations of human rights and natural disasters. It is headquartered in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

History

ICMP was established at the behest of President of the United States Bill Clinton in 1996 at the G7 summit in Lyon, France, to confront the issue of persons missing as a result of the different conflicts relevant to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, and the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1991 to 1995. ICMP was first chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, who was succeeded as Chairman by U.S. Senator Bob Dole. ICMP’s current Chairman is James V. Kimsey (U.S.).

Although based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), ICMP is currently engaged in a wide-ranging area of operations that include the former conflict zones in the Western Balkans and the Middle East, as well as areas affected by natural disasters, such as tsunami affected regions of South Asia and the U.S. Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. In 2001, at the request of New York City Authorities, ICMP also sent two of its leading forensic scientists to the U.S. following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

ICMP currently has three forensic facilities, two of which focus on human remains related to the fall of Srebrenica. These are the Podrinje Identification Project (PIP), and the Lukavac Reassociation Centre (LKRC). The Krajina Identification Project (KIP) is the primary facility for remains related to the area of Sanski Most and Prijedor. ICMP has offices in Sarajevo, Tuzla (BiH), Banja Luka (BiH), and Pristina (Kosovo).

By the end of 2006, ICMP’s efforts had resulted in DNA-assisted identifications of almost 11,000 individuals from the former Yugoslavia.

Mandate

ICMP works to secure the co-operation of governments and other authorities in locating and identifying persons missing as a result of armed conflicts, other hostilities or violations of human rights, and natural disasters. ICMP also supports the work of other organizations in their efforts, encourages public involvement in its activities and contributes to the development of appropriate expressions of commemoration and tribute to the missing. In addition, ICMP assists governments in meeting their human rights obligations toward victims and their surviving family members, as well as building institutional capacity that promotes long-term public confidence.

tructure

ICMP is governed by the ICMP Board of Commissioners, which includes James V. Kimsey (Chair since 2001), Willem Kok, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, Michael Portillo and Rolf Ekéus. Previous chairs included: Bob Dole (Chairperson 19972001) and Cyrus Vance († Chairperson 19961997). The Director-General, Ms. Kathryne Bomberger, was appointed by ICMP's Commissioners in April 2004 as the organization's chief executive officer and is responsible for the direction and oversight of all activities and programs in all areas of operation. On June 14, 2007, Bomberger was made Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur by the President of France as “the proof of attention and recognition of the French Government for the work of Kathryne Bomberger in her mission and exceptional achievements of ICMP" [http://www.ic-mp.org/home.php?act=news&n_id=220&] .

ee also

*United Nations Human Rights Council
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*Open Society Institute
*DNA extraction
*Exhumation

External links

* [http://www.ic-mp.org Official Site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Ykrhu8K78 Video on YouTube]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2318549118251986836&q=International+Commission+on+Missing+Persons Video on Google Video]
* [http://www.un.org/icty International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]
* [http://www.humanrights.gov.yu/srpski/sektori/humanitarna/index.htm Commission on Missing Persons of the Republic of Serbia]
* [http://www.mobms.hr/page.aspx?PageID=14 Commission of the Government of the Republic of Croatia on Missing and Detained Persons]
* [http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/bosanski/posebna_tijela/nestali.htm Federation Commission on Missing Persons]
* [http://www.nestalirs.com/en/index.html Office for Tracing Detained and Missing Persons of Republika Srpska]


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