Missing and abused children is one the saddest and most desperate issues faced by society today. In an effort to fight this worldwide problem, the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) recently introduced its enhanced web sites to the international and South African general public.
Already the recovery rate of missing children in SA has gone up from 82 percent to 88 percent since the establishment of http://za.missingkids.com by the ICMEC, Computer Associates, the South African Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (SACMEC) and the South African Police Services` Bureau for Missing Persons in 2000.
The enhanced children web sites now builds on this success, enabling visitors to more quickly find up-to-date information on missing children`s cases around the world, therefore, facilitating more swift recoveries.
Comments captain Fanie van Deventer, Manager of the Bureau for Missing Persons, SAPS: "The web site now offers a more user-friendly search function, making it far more accessible plus enabling users to obtain information quickly."
"Also, hoax e-mails - a growing concern to us - that offer information on so-called missing children can be countered effectively, as users can simply cross-reference this information on the site`s search engine to check if it is legitimate."
The web sites enhancements were enabled with the help of the ICMEC`s corporate technology partners, Computer Associates and Sun Microsystems.
New features on the web sites include an "Alert" section that highlights missing children photos, a "Quick Search for Missing Children" feature that allows visitors to look up a missing child based on the most frequently used search options, and the ability to handle non-Latin alphabets.
CA`s Unicenter, BrightStor, eTrust and CleverPath solutions manage the web sites` supporting IT infrastructure, while Sun`s programmers designed the new web site software, built it and donated maintenance services.
International network of missing children sites:
Argentina - ar.missingkids.com
Australia - au.missingkids.com
Belgium - be.missingkids.com
Brazil - br.missingkids.com
Canada - ca.missingkids.com
Chile - ch.missingkids.com
Italy - it.missingkids.com
Malaysia - my.missingkids.com
Mexico - mx.missingkids.com
The Netherlands - nl.missingkids.com
South Africa - za.missingkids.com
Spain - es.missingkids.com
United Kingdom - uk.missingkids.com
United States - www.missingkids.com
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The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), a private, nonprofit organization, was founded in 1998 to create and lead a coordinated, global response to the problems of international child abduction and child sexual exploitation. ICMEC is successfully building a global alliance of organisations and a network of websites to address these issues around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.icmec.org.