The Republic of Cyprus donates €380,000 to CMP
Release Date: 15 June 2026
PRESS RELEASE
(Nicosia, 15 June 2026) –The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) has received a financial contribution of €380,000 from the Republic of Cyprus. With this latest donation, the Republic of Cyprus’ total financial support to the CMP since 2005 reaches €4,772,700.
The contribution will support the CMP’s operations in 2026 and advance its humanitarian mandate to locate, identify and return the remains of missing persons to their families. Through this work, the CMP helps bring answers to families who have endured decades of uncertainty regarding the fate of their loved ones.
The CMP was established in April 1981 under the auspices of the United Nations through 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. The European Union remains the project’s principal financial contributor.
To date, the remains of 1,069 missing persons from both Cypriot communities have been identified and returned to their families for dignified burials.
The CMP relies on donor support to implement its bi-communal project.