--- title: "International Missing Children's Day 2019 was observed on." description: "International Missing Children's Day 2019 was observed on." author: "Rahul Roi" published: 2019-05-31 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52138/international-missing-children-s-day-2019-was-observed-on category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # International Missing Children's Day 2019 was observed on. International [Missing](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81011/civic-behaviour-missing-in-coronavirus-lockdown) Children's Day 2019 was observed on. ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **The [International](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/362/world-s-best-international-airport) Missing Children's Day is observed to honor abducted and missing [children](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44577/which-city-is-hosting-the-2017-national-children-s-film-festival-ncff) as well as celebrate those who were recovered.** The **day is celebrated on May 25th of every year**. ![International Missing Children](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/19cebcfb-015b-4375-aa76-ecc00aacb2aa/images/c40a1f41-77bc-4f07-93ad-482c40049ffe.jpeg)\ \ The **logo of the International Missing Children’s Day commission is ‘forget-me-not flower as its [emblem](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39591/who-designed-the-theme-of-the-official-emblem-of-west-bengal-biswa-bangla)’**. In the **year 2001, May 25th was first formally marked** as the International Missing Children’s Day (IMCD). Due to the joint effort on the part of ICMEC formed in the name of ‘Missing Children [Europe](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41774/how-did-the-transcontinental-railroad-differ-from-railroads-in-europe) and the European Commission’. \ Very first **in 1983, the [United States](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30449/usa-hit-iran-with-cyber-attack) President “Ronald Reagan” promoted May 25th as the “National Missing Children’s Day”** following the disappearance of a six-year-old boy, Etan Patz, on his way to school in [New York](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40518/why-did-the-british-plan-to-seize-control-of-albany-new-york-in-1777) City in the year 1979. The **main aim of celebrating the day is to put a spotlight on the issue of child abduction and [educate](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30461/the-world-s-biggest-school-system-is-also-one-of-the-worst) parents in order to promote safeguarding measures to protect their children and also honor those children’s who have never been found and celebrate those who were recovered.** \ **At present, there are 23 member countries** whom all are connected in order to **share [information](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44603/the-union-cabinet-approved-introduction-of-the-indian-institutes-of-information-technology-public-private-partnership-iiit-ppp-bill-2017) and best and effective practices, implemented towards improving the effectiveness and success rate of undergoing [investigation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40400/as-per-the-orders-of-home-ministry-the-financial-powers-of-the-directors-general-of-crpf-bsf-cisf-itbp-ssb-nsg-assam-rifles-and-national-investigation-agency-and-director-of-intelligence-bureau) for missing children**. Every year, the countries are taking effort to participate under International Missing Children’s Day to acknowledge the need for a guided response to protect the vulnerable children or missing children’s. \ **In India, the statics of missing children’s is very horrible the two out of three missing children in [India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30460/an-untold-story-truth) remain untraced** and the number has increased by almost 84 percent between 2013 and 2015. According to the reports in **India, a child goes missing every eight minutes.** However, in some of the cities in India, the condition is even worse. According to an RTI reply provided by the **[Delhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45279/which-punjabi-person-served-as-the-3rd-chief-minister-of-delhi) Police in 2018, about 22 children go missing in the city every day.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52138/international-missing-children-s-day-2019-was-observed-on Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.