FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) held its 1,000th meeting on Wednesday at the Ledra Palace Hotel.
Established in 1981 under the United Nations’ auspices, the CMP focuses on addressing the cases of missing persons from both Cypriot communities. Its Exhumation, Identification, and Return of Remains project, launched in 2006, is co-funded by the European Union.
The commemoration was attended by Colin Stewart, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, and representatives from the EU and UN Development Programme. Employees from all three CMP offices were also present.
Cypriot leaders Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar met with CMP Members to express their support and praise the Committee’s progress. They urged the public to provide information on unresolved cases and commended CMP staff for helping families find closure.
To date, 1,052 missing persons from both communities have been identified and returned for dignified burials. CMP continues to rely on donor contributions to sustain its bi-communal efforts.