International Missing Children's Day 2020
International Missing Children’s Day (IMCD), 25 May, is a day where people around the world commemorate missing children who have found their way home; remember those who have been victims of crime; and continue efforts to find those who are still missing.
In Australia approximately three in five missing persons reports are related to a child or young person under the age of 18 and around the world it is estimated to be over a million missing children. Most children who are reported missing are found safe and well, but for those who are not, what follows can be months and years of heartbreak and confusion for their friends, families and communities.
To raise awareness of the issue, the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) contributes to an international campaign each year.
In 2020, the NMPCC will commemorate IMCD through a creative digital campaign that includes a short video with the theme #MissingChildrenDeserveAReunionToo.
The whole world has been impacted by COVID-19. The pandemic has seen huge changes to the everyday life of people around the globe and has forced many to live isolated in the unknown awaiting their reunion with the people, places and things they hold dear.
Most people can take some comfort in the fact that they will eventually be reunited with those they are missing. This is in stark contrast to the families and friends living with a missing child, desperately longing for their reunion day.
Through this campaign the NMPCC aim to raise awareness of the impacts of living with a missing child and also share the faces of some of Australia’s long term missing children.
There are steps everyone can follow to raise awareness of the issue of missing children and assist police with their investigations. You can:
- Download a kit of child safety tips for parents.
- Help share the AFP’s International Missing Children’s Day message on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AFPNMPCC).
- Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 if you have information relating to a missing child. The profiles can be viewed on www.missingpersons.gov.au.
Renee Aitken - Missing 36 years
Debbie Ashby - Missing 32 years
Eve Askew - Missing 18 years
Annastaes Banitskas - Missing 45 years
Rhianna Barreau - Missing 27 years
Arnna Beaumont - Missing 54 years
Grant Beaumont - Missing 54 years
Jane Beaumont - Missing 54 years
Melissa Brown - Missing 20 years
Toni Cavanagh - Missing 40 years
Quanne Diec - Missing 21 years
Radina Djukich - Missing 28 years
Kay Docherty - Missing 40 years
Hayley Dodd - Missing 20 years
Valerie Eastwell - Missing 74 years
Raelene Eaton - Missing 46 years
Rahma El-Dennaoui - Missing 14 years
Tanya Farrington - Missing 41 years
Terry Floyd - Missing 44 years
Michaela Godau - Missing 37 years
Kirste Gordon - Missing 46 years
Donald Govan - Missing 7 years
Cheryl Grimmer - Missing 50 years
Kathleen Harris - Missing 20 years
Ian Hollis - Missing 34 years
Elaine Johnson - Missing 40 years
Helen Karipidis - Missing 31 years
Gordana Kotevski - Missing 25 years
Damian McKenzie - Missing 45 years
Lynette Melbin - Missing 47 years
Lisa Mott - Missing 39 years
Robert Mulhollan-Green - Missing 52 years
Bianca Nelson - Missing 29 years
Tania Nicholls - Missing 31 years
Adell Partridge - Missing 21 years
Bradford Pholi - Missing 37 years
Marilyn Qualmann - Missing 44 years
Joanne Ratcliffe - Missing 46 years
Amanda Robinson - Missing 41 years
Jessica Small - Missing 22 years
Linda Stilwell - Missing 51 years
Chad Sutton - Missing 27 years
Melony Sutton - Missing 27 years
Craig Taylor - Missing 26 years
William Tyrrell - Missing 5 years
Yvonne Waters - Missing 46 years
Cherie Westell - Missing 19 years
Sophie Woodman - Missing 40 years
