International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is celebrated on August 30 each year to honour and pay tribute to people who have faced enforced disappearances.
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Global organisations UN and Amnesty International observe this day to raise awareness about how enforced disappearance is a crime and should not be used as a tool to deal with situations of conflict.
According to the UN, more than 6,000 people were registered as missing in Kosovo since 1999. Hence, the resource centre for missing persons in Kosovo has also been initiated by the UN.
On December 21, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly officially proclaimed August 30 as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
The UN General Assembly on December 21 expressed its deep concern about the increase in enforced or involuntary disappearances across the world.
The enforced disappearances can be caused by arrest, detention and abduction. Enforced disappearance is used as a strategy to create terror in society.