Families of the Missing
formerly known as
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS OF MISSING PERSONS FROM ARMED CONFLICTS (IFFAMPAC)
Our Focus
“We’ve expanded our work beyond conflict countries and now work directly with families,
not just family associations.Our focus and objectives remain the same. Whether the families of missing persons emanate from armed conflict situations or from drug wars, natural disasters or other means, they face the same rehabilitation issues needed to restore their rightful place back into society as healthy families. Only then can local and regional economic development be sustained leading to peace.”
Jane E. Durgom-Powers
President and Founder
When a person goes missing their family deserves the truth
We work with families around the world to find answers and create sustainable change.
Find out how you can help
News
Promises, to Bring Back Kidnapped Chibok Students
April 14, 2019 By Dionne Searcey DAKAR, Senegal — Some of the young women are thriving at a new school. Some have returned home to their family farms. But the fates…
Kosovo police meet 'armed resistance'
Pristina (AFP) – Kosovo police arrested more than a dozen fellow officers as part of a crackdown on organised crime in the mainly Serb north on Tuesday, triggering concern from…
The Latest: EU urges Kosovo, Serbia to return to dialogue
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between Serbia and Kosovo (all times local): 3:10 p.m. The European Union’s top diplomat is urging Kosovo and Serbia to return…
Serbia does not control Kosovo: Vucic
By Ivana Sekularac and Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia needs to accept that it has lost control over Kosovo, its former southern province, and it must seek a…
FOM Attends the 2019 International Day of Reflection of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda at the UN Headquarters in New York
For Immediate Release April 14, 2019 Contact: Don Hemedes +1-917-513-0574 don@familiesofthemissing.org New York, NY- Families of the Missing’s President Jane Durgom-Powers and Corporate Secretary Don Hemedes attended the 2019 International…
NYmag.com: "Families Of The Missing"
NYmag.com article: “In the 1970s our President, Jane Durgom-Powers, became involved with the issue of missing persons from armed conflicts and their families. She worked with military families for over…
American Legion Bulletin
Connecting with you monthly April 2019 eNews & eBulletin April is Month of the Military Child April is designated as the Month of the Military Child (#MOMC) to recognize the…
New video posted
Videos from the Paris DPI Conference UN Tapes have now been posted on the video page. https://www.familiesofthemissing.org/videos/
The Day We Saved 2,147 POWs
The Day We Saved 2,147 POWs From Los Baños Prison (reprinted from military.com) By February 1945, the cruel and inhumane treatment by the Japanese against their enemies was well known.…
Flooded Zimbabwe mine
Nine illegal miners have been rescued from a gold mine in Zimbabwe days after a burst dam flooded two shafts. They are reported to have survived by finding higher ground…
Recovering Korean War Dead
SEOUL—Atop a little-known ridge almost seven decades ago, French, South Korean and American troops fought off waves of mainly Chinese Communist forces in a series of trench battles that marked…
Numbers of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
Marchers raise awareness about numbers of missing and murdered indigenous women February 14, 2019 07:12 PM Marchers gathered Thursday to raise awareness about the numbers of missing and murdered indigenous…
Violence facing indigenous people
FARGO — In the arms of her grandmother and holding her mother’s favorite flower, 17-month-old Haisley Jo was surrounded by demonstrators wearing red, a color associated with a movement raising…
Extremists attack upscale hotel complex in Nairobi
NAIROBI, Kenya — Extremists attacked a luxury hotel in Kenya’s capital Tuesday, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex and black smoke rose…
Georges Loinger dies at 108
Georges Loinger, French resistance fighter who smuggled Jewish children to safety, dies at 108 Harrison Smith, Washington Post It had all started as a game. During World War II, when…
Volcano-triggered tsunami kills at least 43 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – A tsunami killed at least 43 people on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra and injured hundreds following an underwater landslide caused by…
Violence against journalists
PARIS (Reuters) – The murder of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi in a year when more than half of all journalists killed were targeted deliberately reflects a hatred of…
Greetings from Kosovo
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 10:57 AM Sheremet Ademi wrote: Hello our Dearest Jane, I am sending you photos from our city Mitrovica Decorated with American flags. Thanks…
76th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Families of the Missing Published by Don Hemedes Today, Families of the Missing commemorates the 76th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor which resulted in the death of over two…
Evacuation of wounded Yemenis from rebel-held capital may bolster fresh peace talks
Giles Clarke/UN OCHA A building in Sana’a damaged by fighting in the war-torn country (file photo) 3 December 2018 | Humanitarian Aid A United Nations chartered aircraft has transported some…
Join us today as we celebrate all heroes
Families of the Missing Published by Jane Durgom Powers · November 21 at 9:38 AM · Today, we thank those who run towards danger and chaos to help others every day, just as they…
Violence against women
UN Women November 20 · Violence against women is NOT inevitable. Everybody has a role to play to prevent it from happening.Get your facts: http://unwo.men/BPJR30gtlfX#16days #orangetheworld #HearMeToo
It's a Crisis of Civilization in Mexico
‘It’s a Crisis of Civilization in Mexico.’ 250,000 Dead. 37,400 Missing. by José de Córdoba 11/18/2018 EL FUERTE, Mexico—One recent day, a line of grieving mothers armed with picks and…