ICRC | 29.11.2017
(Geneva) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today launches a new website calling global attention to the human stories behind the humanitarian tragedies of those who go missing along migration routes.
The website is part of a concerted effort by the ICRC to draw attention to this overlooked humanitarian tragedy. Whether in the Maghreb, the Mediterranean, or Central America, or as a result of migration, violence or conflict, those who go missing leave behind families, memories, and lives. This is an issue that deserves greater attention and response around the world.
Through an innovative mix of polaroid photographs, video footage and handwritten messages gathered in collaboration with migrants and their families in Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, the website gives a face and voice to a complex global phenomenon and calls attention to the pain and suffering of the families of missing migrants.