Cry – Children Missing Campaign

Back to all Motions

Conference
2020 National Black Members' Conference
Date
20 September 2019
Decision
Carried

Conference, when a child goes missing in this country, the first thing a parent or carer will do is call 999. We get quick action from the police, along with our community who will get together. But some countries may not have the quick response the way we do. So unfortunately, vital time may be lost.

Jamaica set up an organisation in 2008, along with other Caribbean islands, called Hear the Children Cry. An organisation that keeps a record of missing children in and around Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados and other Caribbean islands working together to combat child abduction. The number of children gone missing in Jamaica in 2018 was 1512, 1164 were female and 348 were males. That figure continues to rise in 2019.

But Conference, you may be wondering why this topic, this motion, is being brought to your attention today? Because, in our community we may unknowingly see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. We need to be concerned about what is going on with our missing children in our Black community. Because a day may come when we may be contacted by a family member saying that a loved one from our family, community or even from our very home has gone missing.

We call on the National Black Members Committee to:

1)Work with national committees to raise public awareness on this issue and;

2)Publish an article in the Black Action magazine.

So, from today Conference, please hear the children cry!

Cry – Children Missing Campaign

Back to all Motions

Conference
2020 National Black Members' Conference
Date
20 September 2019
Decision
Carried

Conference, when a child goes missing in this country, the first thing a parent or carer will do is call 999. We get quick action from the police, along with our community who will get together. But some countries may not have the quick response the way we do. So unfortunately, vital time may be lost.

Jamaica set up an organisation in 2008, along with other Caribbean islands, called Hear the Children Cry. An organisation that keeps a record of missing children in and around Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados and other Caribbean islands working together to combat child abduction. The number of children gone missing in Jamaica in 2018 was 1512, 1164 were female and 348 were males. That figure continues to rise in 2019.

But Conference, you may be wondering why this topic, this motion, is being brought to your attention today? Because, in our community we may unknowingly see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. We need to be concerned about what is going on with our missing children in our Black community. Because a day may come when we may be contacted by a family member saying that a loved one from our family, community or even from our very home has gone missing.

We call on the National Black Members Committee to:

1)Work with national committees to raise public awareness on this issue and;

2)Publish an article in the Black Action magazine.

So, from today Conference, please hear the children cry!