International Missing Children's Day
| International Missing Children's Day | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 25 |
| Next time | 25 May 2024 |
| Frequency | annual |
International Missing Children's Day is celebrated on May 25, the same day as the United States' National Missing Children's Day designated by Ronald Reagan in 1983.
Background
Launched in 1998 as a joint venture of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and the US's National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN) is a network of countries that connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations.[1][2][3] The Network has 22 member countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the US.[3]
Every year on May 25, GMCN members pay respects to International Missing Children’s Day, honoring missing and abducted children while celebrating those who have been recovered.[4] Following the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York City, May 25 was established as Missing Children’s Day in the US by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.[5][6]
In 2001, the tribute spread worldwide.[7][8] ICMEC coordinates the Help Bring Them Home Campaign in 22 countries, in conjunction with International Missing Children’s Day, to spotlight the issue of child abduction around the world, and to suggest to parents some steps they can take to protect their children.[9][10][11][12][13]
See also
- International child abduction
- International child abduction in Mexico
- International child abduction in Japan
References
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- ↑ "May 25 – International Missing Children’s Day", Help Bring Them Home
- ↑ "National Missing Children's Day", Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- ↑ "International Missing Childrens Day May 25, 2014", An Garda Síochána, May 25, 2014
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- ↑ "Missing Children Day May 25, 2011", Youtube (video), DontYouForgetAboutMe
- ↑ " Countries around the world honor International Missing Children’s Day on May 25", ICMEC
External links
- The Government of Canada Highlights International Missing Children's Day and the Success of "Our Missing Children" Program
- Global effort launched to help bring missing children home
- International Missing Children's Day
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