International Day of the Disappeared 2022: Inspiring and connecting the world through music

Armed conflict, violence, natural disasters, and migration are among the top reasons behind people going missing. To express solidarity with heartbroken families and mark the International Day of the Disappeared on 30 August, the ICRC and the Playing For Change movement, which was created to inspire and connect the world through music, teamed up with 20 musicians and artists from five continents in a music video campaign.

The musicians sang a rendition of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."

The campaign highlights the importance of supporting search efforts and ensuring that families looking for their loved ones get the answers they need.

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The ICRC's role in restoring family links

The ICRC's Central Tracing Agency supports the work of the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and helps people during the long and arduous process of looking for family members.

The agency provides comprehensive technical expertise for investigating missing person cases, managing data, and carrying out forensic work. It also acts as a necessary focal point for coordinating the search for missing persons, managing dead bodies, and identifying human remains.

Anyone who has lost contact with a loved one can send a request for help to the office of their National Society or to the ICRC delegation in the country they live in.

Please send a request to this link.

More about how we help the families of missing persons
Read more about missing persons in Latin America (in Spanish)
Read more about missing persons in Brazil (in Portuguese)