UN Chief Urges Creation of Entity to Clarify Fate of 100,000 Missing Syrians

UN chief calls for new tool to find 100,000 missing Syrians

Family groups have been tirelessly campaigning to find their loved ones missing in Syria for years.

UN human rights chief calls for ‘decisive steps’ to clarify fate of missing Syrians

Author: article author: Ephrem KossaifyWed, 2023-03-29 08:47 NEW YORK: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday called on the international community to take “decisive steps” to help clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people in Syria, seek the release of those still detained in the country’s prisons, and provide their families with adequate support.Main category: WorldTags: UNHCRVolker Turk

UN Chief Urges Creation of Entity to Clarify Fate of 100,000 Missing Syrians

The U.N. secretary-general urged the international community on Tuesday to create an international body that would assist families of the estimated 100,000 missing persons in Syria to find out the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones. "The Syrian people deserve a measure of hope for the future," Antonio Guterres told the General Assembly. "They deserve peace and security, and they deserve to know the truth about the fate of their loved ones.…

Top UN officials call for new tool to find 100,000 'disappeared' Syrians

UN chief Antonio Guterres and UN human rights chief Volker Turk call for creating a new institution to help locate tens of thousands of Syrians missing since 2011 civil war.

Guterres calls for new international institution to find the whereabouts of 100,000 Syrians

António Guterres believes it is necessary to resolve the whereabouts of 100,000 Syrians. The former government official praises the cooperation of Syria and the UN Member States in creating an international institution.

UN debates creation of 'new international institution' as 100,000 Syrians remain missing

'Syrian people deserve to know the truth about the fate of their loved ones' says UN chief - Anadolu Agency