Nicosia:The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) has expressed its sincere gratitude to the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation for a generous in-kind donation of £20,000.

According to Cyprus News Agency, this contribution has enabled the CMP to procure essential IT and electronics equipment. These resources are aimed at assisting the Committee's efforts to identify and return the remains of missing individuals to their families by 2026, thus aiding in resolving the long-standing uncertainty faced by relatives for many years.

The CMP was established in April 1981 under the auspices of the United Nations, following an agreement between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and a call made in two UN General Assembly resolutions to establish a mechanism for this purpose. The CMP Project on the Exhumation, Identification, and Return of Remains of Missing Persons in Cyprus became operational in 2006, with the European Union continuing to be the main financial contributor to the project.

To date, 1,085 missing persons from both Cypriot communities have been identified and returned to their families for dignified burials. The CMP's efforts to implement its bi-communal project rely heavily on donor support.