Employees demonstrate the technique of DNA sampling during a press tour of the DNA lab of the International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP, at the occasion of the opening of their new office in The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 24, 2017. Ukrainian civil society and rights groups have visited an organization that uses high-tech DNA techniques to identify people who go missing in conflicts and natural disasters, in a move to boost cooperation in the hunt for the missing amid the ongoing war. International Commission on Missing Persons Director-General Kathryne Bomberger said Thursday April 6, 2023, the organization faces unprecedented challenges as it seeks to collect DNA samples and evidence even as fighting continues following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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