The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) expresses its gratitude to the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation (www.steliosfoundation.com.cy) and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou personally, for generously donating excavating equipment worth 45,000 euro, as a contribution in kind, on December 3, 2024. 

The equipment will boost the Committee’s programme to locate and identify the remains of missing individuals, bringing an end to the uncertainty that has affected families for so many years.

The CMP was established in 1981 by an agreement between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot leaders, under the auspices of the United Nations. The CMP Project on the Exhumation, Identification and Return of Remains of Missing Persons in Cyprus became operational in 2006, and is co-funded by the European Union.

So far, 1,051 missing persons from both Cypriot communities have been identified and returned to their families for dignified burials. The CMP relies on donor support to implement its bi-communal project, which alleviates the suffering of the concerned families.

CMP contact details:

  • Office of the Greek Cypriot Member: +357 22400142
  • Office of the Turkish Cypriot Member: +90 3922281586
  • Office of the Third (UN) Member: +357 22614362
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Website: www.cmp-cyprus.org

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