Head of the EU Delegation and EU Special Representative in BiH Ambassador Johann Sattler visited the BiH Missing Persons Institute today to officially hand over the Integrated Data Management System (iDMS), a cutting-edge software solution developed by the ICMP in close cooperation with the Missing Persons Institute of BiH. The ultimate objective was to customize the iDMS to match the Institute’s specific needs and the challenges encountered in safeguarding the Central Record of missing persons as well as ensuring analyses of large amounts of personal and forensic data.
“This donation is only one part of our continuous assistance for efforts aimed at accounting for the missing, including supporting the work of ICMP and assisting the relevant BiH authorities to fulfil their obligations towards the families of the missing. Families have the right to know the fate and whereabouts of their missing relatives. This is not only our common moral duty, but it would also contribute to strengthening the rule of law, peace and stability in the country. Lasting peace and reconciliation cannot be achieved without a credible and effective effort to account for the missing and to bring those responsible for their disappearance to justice”, said Ambassador Johann Sattler.
The customized version of the iDMS will enable the BiH Missing Persons Institute to collect, store, share, and analyze data on missing persons and their families, as well as data on exhumations, forensic examinations, and DNA analysis. This unique software tool will facilitate seamless data exchange between the field offices of the Institute.