1.0Intercrosshttps://blogs.icrc.org/intercrossltaylorhttps://blogs.icrc.org/intercross/author/ltaylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="h6RyaJ0btH"><a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/intercross/2026/08/29/idod/">International Day of the Disappeared: The empty seat: two daughters’ journey to find their missing fathers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.icrc.org/intercross/2026/08/29/idod/embed/#?secret=h6RyaJ0btH" width="600" height="338" title="“International Day of the Disappeared: The empty seat: two daughters’ journey to find their missing fathers” — Intercross" data-secret="h6RyaJ0btH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.icrc.org/intercross/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blogs.icrc.org/app/uploads/sites/115/2026/08/Colleen-Shine-with-father.jpg1400935Every year, on August 30th, the ICRC marks the International Day of the Disappeared (IDOD) to honor the countless individuals who remain missing due to armed conflict, violence, disasters, or migration. It is a day not only to honor those who have disappeared but also to stand in solidarity with the families left behind, grappling...