Russia

Wait for me

International TV project which deals with the search and the reunion of people all over the world. They receive a new appeals for help every three minutes and find a person every 15-17 minutes.

Tel. (00495) 660 1052

Email: ksa@vid.ru

Website

South Korea

National Centre for Missing Children

NCMC is a single social welfare facility in Korea specialised in supporting activities for missing children, disabled and seniors, run by ChildFund, Ministry of Health and Welfare-appointed agency for this job. It was established under the provision of Protection and Support for Missing Children and the Like Act, which came in effect on December 1, 2005.

Website

Albania

Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania

Charity in Albania who is part of the Global Missing Childrens Network.

Tel. 00355 42242264

Missing Kids Website

CRCA Website

Austria

147 Rat auf Draht

Hotline for missing children in Austria 116000. Every year, children and young people run away from home, be deprived of one-parent with custody, kidnapped or in the worst case a victim of crime. In Austria there are currently about 150-200 children are reported missing. In every European country should therefore give it a competent contact point for missing children, urges the European Commission.

Tel. 11 6000

Website

Belarus

Ponimaine

International non government organisation dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect. They also run the child helpine in Belarus.

Tel. (00375) 17 259 4883

Email: office@ponimanie.org

Website

Belgium

Federal Police

Publicity appeals for both adults, children and unidentified bodies.

Tel. 0800 99 505

Website

Belgium

Child Focus

The Foundation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children operates under the name Child Focus. It is a public service foundation.

Tel. 11 6000

Website

Belgium

Belgian Missing Persons

They help with searching for missing adults.

Tel. (0032) 084 31 33 18

Email: missing@sky.be

Website

Bulgaria

State Agency for Child Protection

Tel. (003592) 933 90 40.

Email: sacp@sacp.goverment.bg

Website

Cyprus

Hope for Children

Hope for Children (HOPE) is a small and growing charity that helps some of the most disadvantaged children in the World. HOPE works in 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe, working in areas largely unreached by other charities. Its mission is to provide practical support, such as education and healthcare, to improve children's quality of life, advance their rights and give them a better future.

Website

Czech Republic

Nadace Nase Dite

They help abused, exploited, disabled, endangered and abandonded children. The foundation develops cooperation with national and international organisations active in the area of the protection of children and children's rights.

Tel. 00420 266 727 933.

Email: nadace@nasedite.cz

Website

Czech Republic

Our Child Foundation

Child Foundation has provided basic necessities to children living in poverty or hardship enhancing the quality of the life for these children as well as their respective families. By providing access to education.

Tel: 503-224-0409

Email: CFmain@childfoundation.org

Website

Denmark

Thora Centre

Thora Center is a nation-wide association, which seeks to prevent sexual abuse. They have established a HOTLINE for children exposed to violence or who disappear. It is therefore possible for these countries to make contact with the countries in question, NGO organization that can help across the border.

Tel. 33 32 86 50.

Email: abuse@thoracenter.dk

Website

France

Aide aux Parents d'Enfants Victimes (APEV)

An organisation to help the victims, run by parents whose children have been murdered or are missing.

Tel. 01-46-48-35-94

Email: apev@apev.org

Website

France

Manu Association

Organisation that assist with the search for missing persons. Their goal is to help families affected by a disappearance. They provide reviews of research in the area and it is easily obtainable from their website. The also publicise cases of missing persons.

Tel. (0033) 03 22 87 37 50

Send email

Website

Germany

Vermisste Kinder

The Initiative for Missing Children is working for the affected parents and their families. Their goal is to efficiently and effectively support the search for missing children.

Tel. 11 6000

Send email

Website

Greece

Smile of the Child

The Smile of the Child runs the Greek Centre for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children. The Centre works closely with parents, judicial and law enforcement authorities, the press and the public in order to find missing children.

Tel. 11 6000

Missing Kids Website

Ireland

An Garda Missing Persons Bureau

The Missing Persons Bureau was established in 1982. Its main function is to maintain accurate and up-to-date records on missing persons within the jurisdiction. It also assists District Officers in their investigations of Missing Person Incidents and with the identification of bodies. In the course of its work, the Bureau liaises with international police forces as well as Interpol.

Tel. 00353 1666 2615

Email: missing_persons@garda.ie

Website

Ireland

Child Line

Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Tel. 0800 111

Website

Italy

State Police - Missing Children

Ministry of Interior, Department of Pubilc Safety. National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Helpline, counselling, observatory and monitoring of the web, scientific research, prevention and awareness.

Missing Kids Website

Italy

Ministry of Interior - Missing Persons Office

The Office of Commissioner for Missing Persons.

Email: ufficiocommissario.personescomparse@interno.it

Website

Italy

Penelope

Natonal Association for families and friends of missing people.

Tel. 0035 335.7204449

Website

Italy

Telefono Azzurro

Since 1987 Telefono Azzurro has been committed to enforcing the UN Convention on the Right of the Child and in creating a society where children and adolescents are truly respected during all stages of development. They manage the 116 000 number which is the line dedicated to anyone wishing to report a case of disappearance, sighting or finding of a child or adolescent, whether they are italian or foreign.

Tel. 11 6000

Email: internazionale@azzurro.it or segnalazioni@116-000.it

Website

Italy

Persone Scomparse

Organisation that publicises missing persons and is able to issue an alert system to mobile phones and throughout the internet. They also support the search for missing persons.

Mobile number (0039) 3920332033

Email: - info@persone-scomparse.it or assistenza@persone-scomparse.it

Website

Latvia

Besvests

Organisation that offers support to families and publicity for missing persons in Latvia. Central resource for advice and support.

Tel. (00371) 22 175 219.

Email: alex.savuls@bezvests.lv

Website

Lithuania

Missing Persons Famililes Support Centre

Missing Persons' Families Support Centre (MPFSC) is a non-governmental association, established in 1996 by relatives and parents of missing people. The main reason to unite was dissatisfaction with tardy search for missing people in Lithuania and are working towards improving the response. They are also involved in lobbying, establishing a national database of missing persons .

Tel. 00370 (5) 248 33 73

Email: centras@missing.lt

Website

Netherlands

National Police

Website with cases of missing persons and unidentified persons in Netherlands.

Tel. 0031 79 345 9876

Website

Netherlands

Red Cross Netherlands

Tracing and Support Services

Website

Poland

ITAKA

Charity that assists with looking for Polish citizens (adults and children) in Poland and abroad (mainly in Europe). They can also assist with looking for foreign citizens who may have gone missing in Poland.

Tel. 00 48 22 654 70 70

Email itaka@zaginieni.pl

Website

Poland

Nobody's Children Foundation

Largest Polish non governemnt organsation active in the area of protecting chidlren from abuse and helping child victims, their families and caregives.

Website

Portugal

IAC Apoio a Crianca - Child Care Institute

Institute for development of research and documentation for help and support to children.

mail: Iac-sede@iaccrianca.pt

Tel. 00351 213 617 880

Website

Romania

Focus

Romanian Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Together with the authorities they participate in solving the cases of disappeareance and sexual exploitation by means of a call centre and network of volunteers.

Tel. 116 000

Email: focus@copiidisparuti.ro

Website

Romania

Save the Children

Save the Children Romania.

Tel. 0040 21 316 6176

Email: rosc@salvatocopii.ro

Website

Romania

Poisk Detei

Interregional public organsation who supports the search for missing child. Publicity of missing children on their website.

Tel. (00495) 641 86 09

Website

Romania

General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police

Publicity of missing persons cases.

Tel. (0040) 1 208.25.25

Email: webmaster@politiaromana.ro

Website

Spain

ANAR Ayuda a Ninos y Adolescentes en Riesgo

Non profit organsation which began in 1970 and since then has worked for the promotion and defence of the rights of children in situations of risk and neglect. ANAR provides services such as homes for children that lack proper care and a helpline.

Tel. 11 6000

Email. info@anar.org

Website

Spain

SOS Desaparecidos

Association that can assist with publicity for missing persons and provide support to families of missing.

Tel. (0034) 645 075 293

Email: sosdesaparecidos@gmail.com

Website

Switzerland

Swissmissing

SwissMissing is a non profit organsation for the collection, compilation and dissemination of data in the search of missing persons in the territory of the Swiss Confederation. To assist and encourage the search for missing persons.

Tel. 0039 342 310 22 33

Email: contact@swissmissing.ch

Website

Switzerland

Missing Children Switzerland

National alert systems for children who are believed to have been abducted. This alert system is done via SMS.

Tel: +41 021 555 66 44

Email: contact@missingchildren.ch

Website

United Kingdom

Reunite

They are the leading charity that specialises in the movement of children across borders. It is a parent support network formed by parents all trying to navigate their way through the legal minefield of international parental child abduction. They operate the only telephone advice line in the UK offering practical, impartial advice, information and support to parents, family members, and guardians who have had their child abducted, as well as parents and guardians who may have abducted their child.

Tel. 01162 556 234

Email reunite@direcon.co.uk

Website

United Kingdom

Children and Families Across Borders

Children and Families across Borders (CFAB) is a charity specifically set up to achieve the best outcomes for children and families in the UK separated from their loved ones.

Tel. 0207 7735 8941.

Email: info@cfab.org.uk

Website

Australia

Federal Police

The National Missing Persons Coordinaton Centre.

Tel. 1800 000 634

Email: missing@afp.gov.au

Website

New Zealand

New Zealand Police

Missing Persons Unit.

Tel. 0064 4 474 9499

Website

Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Public appeals for missing persons in Canada.

Website

Canada

National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains

The National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (NCMPUR) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is Canada’s national centre that assists law enforcement, medical examiners and chief coroners with missing persons and unidentified remains investigations across the country.

Tel. 613-993-7267

Website

Jamaica

Hear the children's cry

The Hear the Children’s Cry Committee was established in November 2002 to focus on and work to eliminate the atrocities, abuses, neglect and traumatization of Jamaican children.

Email: hearchildrencry@yahoo.com

Tel. 876-929-0431

Website

Mexico

Federal Police

General Attorneys Office - office of special investigations into organised crime.

Missing Kids Website

Usa

The DOE Network

The DOE network is a volunteer organisation devoted to assisting Law Enforcement in solving cold cases concering unexplained disappearance and unidentified victims from North America, Australia and Europe.

Website

Usa

NamUS

US Deparment of Justice - National Missing and Unidentifed Persons System.

Email: ojp.ocom@usdoj.gov

Tel. 001 202 307 0703

Website

Usa

Let's Bring Them Home

Provides resources to families of missing adults. To assist law enforcement and families in locating missing adults. They also serve as a natinoal repository of information accessible to the general public, advocacy groups and law enforcement for the purpose of tracking adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, dimished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappeareance are suspicious, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown. 

Tel. (800) 690 FIND

Email: info@missingadults.org

Website

Usa

National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

It is a non profit organisation which was created in 1984. The mission of the organisation is to serve as the nation’s resource on the issues of missing and sexually exploited children. It provides information and resources to law enforcement, parents, children including child victims as well as other professionals.

Website

South Africa

Kids in Conflict

Kids in Conflict is a non profit organisation aimed at decreasing the risk of gender-based violence, particulary towards women and chidlren. KiC is specially designed to attend to the unique needs that arise during separation and divorce through their our core programs.

Tel. +27 83 529 6720

Email: info@kidsinconflict.org

South Africa

Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

SACMEC is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. SACMEC operates in association with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) based in Virginia, USA. It also forms partnerships with NGO's and Government Departments that have the same goals concerning the children of South Africa, and on the continent of Africa.

Tel. 0037 123 932002

Email: info@missingkids.co.za

Website

Argentina

Federal Police

Division that deals with crimes against children.

Tel. (5411) 4941-3731

Email: pfmenores@infovia.com.ar

Missing Kids Website

Brazil

Center for Service to Families of Missing Persons

Centre for assistance to Families of Missing Persons offering a preventative service and attention to cases of missing persons.

Missing Kids Website