Sri Lanka holds first-ever national conference for families of missing persons

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The first National Conference for the Families of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka has been held in Colombo, facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which brought together 51 families of missing persons from all communities in Sri Lanka, representing diverse regions.

Issuing a statement, the ICRC said that the conference provided a much-needed humanitarian space for families of missing persons to interact with families from other communities, exchange views, discuss common challenges faced in searching for their missing loved ones and how to overcome them collectively.

During the event, the participants reiterated the need to know the fate and whereabouts of their missing loved ones, the ICRC added.