MAY 19, 2021 9:15 AM PDT

Can Humanitarian DNA Databases Put an End to Human Trafficking and Missing Migrants?

Presented at: HIDS 2021
Speakers

Abstract
Presented in the Channel: Forensic Lab. The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) is the only international organization tasked exclusively to work on the issue of missing persons. In this presentation, Dr. Thomas Parsons, Director of Science and Technology (ICMP), and Dr. Alessandra La Vaccara, Program Manager of the Missing Migrants and Refugees Program (ICMP), provide insight into ICMP’s work, which is grounded on high-throughput DNA analysis and advanced technical assistance in data systems to support identification efforts of large number of missing persons. ICMP further supports families of the missing, families associations, and Non-Governmental Organizations globally, to secure vitally important trust and cooperation. Their contribution highlights aspects of ICMP’s past, ongoing, and future projects (e.g. Libya, Missing Migrants and Refugees, Engagement of migrant communities in Europe, and capacity building projects in Latin America and the Middle-East). Find out more about ICMP at www.icmp.int

MAY 19, 2021 9:15 AM PDT

Can Humanitarian DNA Databases Put an End to Human Trafficking and Missing Migrants?

Presented at: HIDS 2021