Bougainville missing persons project 2016

ICRC representative on Bougainville Fadi Fara told Loop PNG in a recent meeting regarding missing persons.

“It is one of our sole duties and roles to support victims of armed conflict and more importantly, right now to help find missing persons,” Fara said.

“Right now we do not have any factual data for missing persons and how many were killed in the Bougainville crisis, but we’re inclined and prepared to play an advisory role to the authorities and actors regarding missing persons.

This is why funding must be made ready, the Bougainville Consultative Committee for missing persons’ (BCCM) second meeting in Arawa was bluntly told last week.

Chairman of the Buin Peace Volunteers and also committee member, Dr Patric M Diou, in his presentation at the workshop, said funding must be made available before venturing into such an exercise.