China donates €6,000 to CMP
Release Date: 27 August 2026
PRESS RELEASE
(Nicosia, 27 August 2026) – The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) acknowledges with appreciation the contribution of €6,000 from the People’s Republic of China, received on 26 August 2026. This latest donation brings China’s total financial support to the CMP since 2019 to €26,000.
The contribution will assist the Committee’s goal to identify and return the remains of missing individuals to their families in 2026, helping to bring an end to the long-standing uncertainty endured by relatives for many years.
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus was established in April 1981 under the auspices of the United Nations by an agreement between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, following a call to establish a mechanism made in two UN General Assembly resolutions
The CMP Project on the Exhumation, Identification and Return of Remains of Missing Persons in Cyprus became operational in 2006 and the European Union continues to be the project’s main financial contributor.
So far, 1,081 missing persons from both Cypriot communities have been identified and returned to their families for dignified burials.
CMP relies on donor support to implement its bi-communal project.