International Commission on Missing Persons

International Commission on Missing Persons
	ICMP headquarters in The Hague
Formation	1996
Type	IGO
Purpose	Human Rights, Forensic Sciences, Government Relations, Relief Efforts
Headquarters	The Hague
Location	Netherlands;
Chair	Thomas Miller
Director-General	Kathryne Bomberger
Staff	170 (January 2007)
Website	www.icmp.int

The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) is an intergovernmental organization that addresses the issue of persons missing as a result of armed conflicts, violations of human rights, and natural disasters. It is headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands. It assists governments in the exhumation of mass graves and DNA identification of missing persons, provides support to family associations of missing persons, and assists in creating strategies and institutions to search for missing persons. In December 2014, a treaty was signed which established the commission as an International Organisation. The treaty has five signatories: the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg. It designates The Hague (Netherlands) as the seat of the organization.^[2]^[3]

^ ICMP website, July 7, 2016: ICMP Opens Headquarters in The Hague
^ "ICMP Established as International Organization in its Own Right". ICMP. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ "Agreement on the status and functions of the International Commission on Missing Persons". Government of the Netherlands. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[1] ICMP website, July 7, 2016: ICMP Opens Headquarters in The Hague

[2] "ICMP Established as International Organization in its Own Right". ICMP. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[treaty-3] "Agreement on the status and functions of the International Commission on Missing Persons". Government of the Netherlands. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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