ICMEC’s 2025 impact snapshot highlights major progress across global child-protection systems, including expanded school initiatives, national capacity building, the rollout of the Global Missing Children’s Alert, and strengthened multisectoral assessment work. These early achievements set the stage for a technology-driven, innovation-focused 2026.

Sir Stephen Kavanagh joins the ICMEC Executive Board of Directors Shawnna Hoffman appointed Chief Executive Officer of ICMEC Alexandria, VA,…

Alexandria, VA, United States of America, Hong Kong, London, United Kingdom (2 September, 2025) Key players in Finance and Law Enforcement unite to prevent…

Alexandria, VA, United States of America & London, United Kingdom (July 1, 2025) An enhanced global child safeguarding resource for…

Alexandria, VA, United States of America, London, United Kingdom, June 18, 2025 — The International Centre for Missing and Exploited…

Global experts call for new approach to protect children from ‘pandemic’ of sexual exploitation and abuse • With 10 cases of technology-facilitated abuse per second, Atlanta Declaration says governments should learn from battles against smallpox, Covid and tobacco deaths

Alexandria, VA, United States of America and London, United Kingdom (May 15, 2025) 25 years of working to stop child…

ICMEC is proud to have supported Operation Renewed Hope III identifying and rescuing child victims of online exploitation. - Investigations lead to the discovery and positive identification of 36 victims. - Over 380 investigative leads on additional victims. - International collaboration led by ICE HSI* in the United States together with 47 other partner countries. - 28 victim identification experts collaborated on the mission from 21 countries.

Alexandria, VA (February 3, 2025) – The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) Board of Directors Welcomes Stephen…

Alexandria, VA (December 20, 2024) – While the internet is an essential aspect of daily life today, it also brings…

Alexandria, VA (OCTOBER 28, 2024)  — The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), a global leader in child…

Alexandria, VA, USA, OCTOBER 23, 2024 —The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), a global leader in child…

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 — The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) expresses our deep sorrow at the passing…

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (JULY 25, 2024) — The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), is pleased to announce the…

Results in the identification of 110 missing or abused children and the arrest of 8 perpetrators of child abuse and…

Genius 100 Foundation, the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and Discovered.tv join forces to fight growing epidemic Through…

Every day our team at ICMEC Australia shows up with one goal – to find more ways to help detect,…

The Genius 100 Inspiration Awards were created to spotlight the global advertising campaigns of year that inspired the greatest social…

Alexandria, VA (March 27, 2023) —The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and the University of Notre Dame…

2 February 2023: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (‘ICMEC’) have today published…

Alexandria, VA, USA (July 27, 2022) — The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) in partnership with CyberPeace…

July 28, 2022 – The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children expresses our deep condolences on the passing of…

(July 25, 2022) — Today the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children announces it has received a donation of…

Alexandria, VA (May 16, 2022) — In times of conflict and crisis, children are at a heightened risk of not…

Bogotá, Colombia, May 4, 2022 The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) will present a ground-breaking analysis of…

Alexandria, VA (April 19, 2022) — In times of conflict and crisis, children are at a heightened risk of not…

A new joint project will protect children in Africa by taking a stand against online child sexual abuse, supporting the…

The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) is partnering with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to establish a…

Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 9, 2021, 17:15 EST – The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) presented the…

Alexandria, VA, USA — The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) announces Sally Paull as the newest Chair…