To raise awareness of the problem, Switzerland has formed a global alliance on missing persons.
Hundreds of thousands of people have gone missing as a result of wars or natural disasters around the world.
Argentina and Norway have already joined the party, which was revealed on Tuesday.
Hundreds of thousands of people have gone missing as a result of wars or natural disasters around the world.
The new alliance aims to broaden the scope of global agreements on the topic, increase international cooperation in specific circumstances, and promote the sharing of best practices.
Another aim is to ensure that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRCCentral )’s Tracing Agency is properly resourced.
According to Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, it is important that states with humanitarian integrity work together with those who have “experience with war and missing persons.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is working to increase political support for the issue and is applying new technology to strengthen its efforts while maintaining data security.
It aspires to become the global standard for archiving, standardizing, accessing, and analyzing data on missing people. Switzerland is contributing to this project.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis praised the tracing system’s “worldwide performance” on Tuesday, saying it is still “as important” and reflects Swiss values of solidarity.
Every minute, the device enables three divided families to communicate with one another. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement locates two people every hour. More than 20 people will be reunited with their loved ones every day.
Every year, the number of requests grows. Families have made 20,000 requests to the ICRC in Syria alone, and an estimated 100,000 people are still missing.
About 150,000 requests were pending from all countries last year. More than 120,000 messages were sent to family members. A total of 1,035 people were reunited with their family members.
The ICRC is also testing a method for identifying soldiers killed in the 1980s Falklands War. In 2017, dozens of these soldiers were found. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is conducting additional inquiries.
