#Committee for Missing Persons (CMP)

A hotel constructed in occupied Lapithos in the 1980s with the contractor knowingly covering human remains discovered during foundation works, is now being demolished under the supervision of the Committee ...

Paphos honoured journalist Sevgiul Uludag in an event on Thursday, for her contribution efforts to establish the fate of people who went missing in Cyprus. Uludag’s investigative reporting, which ...

Finding the 920 people who remain unidentified after going missing during Cyprus’ 1963-1964 intercommunal conflicts and the 1974 Turkish invasion is “a top priority”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday, as he ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas assured on Sunday that Cyprus will not abandon its demand that Turkey open its military archives, so that the fate of every missing person can be ...

The government of Ireland has donated a total of €30,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), the committee said on Wednesday, with the donation bringing the total amount donated by ...

The remains of four missing persons were found this week at three of eight sites currently being excavated by the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Greek Cypriot member of the ...

A funeral service was held on Friday evening for 15 missing persons, including nine children, whose remains had been recovered by the Committee on Missing Persons, at the Turkish Cypriot cemetery ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Sunday that Cyprus “retains an obligation” to preserve the memory of the fallen and missing of 1974. Speaking at the annual memorial service for the 251...

A total of 760 people who went missing during the Turkish invasion of 1974 remain unidentified, Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday, as he called for greater efforts to establish the ...

China has donated €6,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), bringing its total financial contribution to the committee since 2019 to €26,000. The CMP on Thursday thanked China for the ...

The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) is set to launch annual briefings to inform the public about its progress, starting January 2027. “This initiative is in line with the ...

The State of Kuwait has donated US$50,000 (€43,319) to the Committee on Missing Persons, the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) announced on Thursday. According to Unficyp, the donation brings ...

Hours of bombing at Nicosia’s Athalassa hospital in July 1974 left a crater in the ground while a series of makeshift burials took place of those who had died, leading ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed “deep appreciation” for the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) during a visit to its anthropological laboratory in Nicosia on Wednesday. Guterres ...

A total of 1,100 people, including the remains of six missing persons recently found at sites in the north, officials told parliament on Tuesday. Speaking before the House refugee committee, Greek ...

Greece has contributed €67,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus, providing further support for efforts to locate, identify and return the remains of missing persons to their families. ...

Cyprus has begun using an advanced DNA testing method to identify the remains of Greek Cypriot soldiers and civilians who went missing during the Turkish invasion of 1974 after conventional techniques ...

The Republic of Kazakhstan has made its first financial contribution to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) with a donation on Tuesday of $10,000 (€8,600), Unficyp announced on Wednesday. Unficyp said the ...

Austria has made its first financial contribution to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), donating €20,000 to support efforts to identify and return the remains of missing individuals in Cyprus. The ...

Greece has contributed €67,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), with the donation designated for the committee’s work during 2026, according to a statement issued by the Greek embassy in ...

Five more individuals are currently undergoing identification at the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) laboratory, with officials confirming on Tuesday that 26 excavation missions have already been completed since the start ...

Excavations by the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) are progressing across multiple sites, as two people have been identified this year, Turkish Cypriot member of the committee Haki Muftuzade said ...

A photograph circulating online showing two blindfolded men, believed to be Greek Cypriot prisoners of war from 1974, has been verified as authentic by a former Turkish broadcaster who says he ...

A €1 million fund has been approved for specialised genetic testing to help identify remains of missing persons, the office of the presidential commissioner said on Thursday. Officials said the new ...