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About the CMP

July 2007 marked a turning point of historical significance: the CMP began returning the first remains of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot individuals to their families. These individuals had been missing since the tragic events of 1963-64 and 1974.

The primary objective of the CMP is to enable relatives of missing persons to recover the remains of their loved ones, arrange for a proper burial and close a long period of anguish and uncertainty. Most Cypriot families have been directly or indirectly affected and it is hoped that the healing of old wounds will in turn favour the overall process of reconciliation between both communities

Appointment of new Greek Cypriot Member, Mr. Theophilos V. Theophilou
Sep 6, 2013
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) welcomes the appointment of the new Greek Cypriot member, Mr. Theophilos V. Theophilou, who took up his functions on 2 September. He replaces Dr. Aristos Aristotelous whom the CMP would like to thank for his contribution. (en) (el)
Joint press conference of the three CMP Members
Jun 21, 2013
A press conference will be held jointly by the three members of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) (en) (el)
UNFICYP Press Release January 2013
Mar 22, 2013
SRSG Buttenheim welcomes the arrival of the 3rd member of the Committee on Missing Persons (en) (el)

Quick Facts

Number of missing people:
Greek Cypriots: 1508
Turkish Cypriots: 493
Identified Individuals returned to their families:
Greek Cypriots: 359
Turkish Cypriots: 105
Sites excavated:
Opened: 814
(No of Human remains on sites: 1012)
Sets of Remains analyzed: 826

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The CMP is determined to find, identify and return to families the remains of the 2,001 persons who went missing during the events of 1963-64 and 1974 in Cyprus.

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