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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

Republic of Cyprus donates EUR 125,000 To CMP
Feb 25, 2015
(Nicosia, 20.02.2015) - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to the Republic of Cyprus for its donation of EUR 125,000 made today. This allocation brings the Republic of Cyprus’ financial assistance to the CMP to a total of over EUR 2.5 million since 2005. (en) (el) (tr)
Statement delivered by the three CMP Members at the 18 February 2015 Press Conference
Feb 18, 2015
Statement delivered by the three CMP Members at the 18 February 2015 Press Conference (en)
Media reports on CMP identification
Feb 13, 2015
(Nicosia, 13 February 2015) – The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus is aware of media reports regarding the results of an analysis of remains identified by the CMP, which was undertaken on behalf of the family of a Greek Cypriot missing person. (en) (el)

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Number of missing people:
Greek Cypriots: 1508
Turkish Cypriots: 493
Identified Individuals returned to their families:
Greek Cypriots: 435
Turkish Cypriots: 138
Sites excavated:
Opened: 951
(No of Human remains on sites: 953)
Sets of Remains analyzed:

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The CMP is determined to find, identify and return to families the remains of the 2001 persons who went missing during the events of 1963-64 and 1974 in Cyprus.

More than 70 Cypriot scientists work to exhume, analyse and identify the remains of missing persons. They are "The Faces of the CMP"

The CMP has excavated more than 900 suspected burial sites across Cyprus and exhumed the remains of more than 1000 persons.

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