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International Missing Children's Day is an international day celebrated on May 25th, the same day as the United States' National Missing Children's Day designated by
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in 1983. It is a day dedicated to
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about the issue of missing children, highlighting the efforts made to find and bring them back safely, and supporting the families affected by these tragedies.


Background

It was started in 1998 as a
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of the
International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, with a regional presence in the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, Africa, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, India, Jap ...
(ICMEC) and the US's
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, nonprofit organization established in 1984 by the United States Congress. In September 2013, the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and the Pre ...
(NCMEC). In 2001, the tribute spread worldwide through the efforts of the
International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, with a regional presence in the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, Africa, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, India, Jap ...
(ICMEC),
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, and
Missing Children Europe Missing Children Europe is an organisation which aims to ensure that every EU member state has the necessary procedures and regulations in place to deal with cases of missing and/or sexually exploited children, and are able to both provide suppo ...
. Every year on May 25
Global Missing Children Network
s members pay respects to International Missing Children's Day, honoring missing and abducted children while celebrating those who have been recovered. Following the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old
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in New York City, May 25 was established as Missing Children's Day in the US by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. The Network has 29 member countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ICMEC coordinates the Help Bring Them Home Campaign in 29 countries, in conjunction with International Missing Children's Day, to spotlight the issue of
child abduction Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a Minor (law), minor (a child under the age of Age of majority, legal adulthood) from the Child custody, custody of the child's Parent, natural parents or Legal guardian, legally appoi ...
around the world, and to suggest to parents some steps they can take to protect their children.
Missing Children Europe Missing Children Europe is an organisation which aims to ensure that every EU member state has the necessary procedures and regulations in place to deal with cases of missing and/or sexually exploited children, and are able to both provide suppo ...
, a European federation working for missing and sexually exploited children with 32 members, publishes a report every year on International Missing Children's Day, analyzing data and statistics from hotlines for missing children across Europe to better understand the challenges and safeguard children from going missing.


See also

*
International child abduction The term international child abduction is generally synonymous with international parental kidnapping, child snatching, and child stealing. In private international law the term usually refers to the illegal removal of children from their h ...
* International child abduction in Mexico * International child abduction in Japan * Refugee children *
Street children Street children are poor or homeless children who live on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids, or urchins; the definition of street children is contested, but many practitioners and policymakers ...


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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
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