Veronika Wild

- This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY 4. International While every disappearance is a cause of anxiety and distress for those involved, there are some of particular interest to International authorities. They include mass disappearances - those who disappear because of conflict, natural and manmade disasters, in the course of migration, those related to organised crime and human trafficking or because of “enforced disappearances” such as those of the 43 students who disappeared in Mexico in 2014. These are primarily investigated by The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) – an intergovernmental organisation which operates in 40 countries and works with governments, civil society, law enforcement and justice institutions to locate missing people and identify remains. Where there has been foul play, they also help  to bring perpetrators to justice and seek redress for the victims.  Using the world’s most advanced DNA laboratory it has analysed