May 25th is Observed in Russia as International Day of Missing Children…

In Russia May 25th is an important day to observe. In fact in Russia there has been a huge increase in programs and awareness of children who are missing…

A child’s disappearance is the most awful disaster for a family. Only by official estimates, there are millions of missing children on our planet and this number grows every year. To draw the world’s attention to this frightful problem the 25th of May is marked as the International Day of Missing Children.

Every year:
70,000 boys and girls disappear in Europe…
1.5 million in the USA…
52,000-55,000 go missing in Russia…

Pavel Astakhov, the Ombudsman for Children’s Rights in the Russian Federation, has told the press in Russia that a national center is being established in Russia for helping missing children and children in distress…

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