UN seeks MoU with Syria on missing persons
The head of the UN’s Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria said Oct. 8 it is essential to coordinate with Syria’s new transitional commission and hopes to sign a memorandum of understanding in Damascus next week. Karla Quintana outlined investigations into regime disappearances, missing children, and ISIS cases, noting estimates of 120,000–300,000 missing and that the UN is engaging countries, including the United States, with citizens missing in Syria.
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📌 Key Facts
- UN missing-persons body entered Syria in January 2025, after Assad’s ouster
- Planned memorandum of understanding with the Syrian Commission on Missing Persons as soon as next week
- Estimates of the missing range from 120,000 to 300,000+; UN says it is meeting with countries including the U.S. whose citizens are missing