Background

General Assembly resolution 79/173 on “Missing persons” requests the Secretary-General to “submit to the Human Rights Council at its relevant session and to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session a comprehensive report on the implementation of the present resolution, including relevant practical recommendations”.

The report will cover the period between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2026.

Key questions and types of input/comments sought

Any relevant information for the preparation of the report, including current issues of concern with respect to missing persons. In particular, we would welcome information regarding:

• legislative and preventive measures adopted to prevent individuals from going missing;
• measures taken to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing persons;
• the situation of missing children;
• criminal investigations and prosecutions in cases of missing persons;
• the forensic recovery and identification of remains of missing persons;
• the legal status of missing persons and support for families, with particular attention to the needs of women, youth, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, in such fields as social welfare, psychological and psychosocial support, financial matters, family law and property rights; and/or
• any other relevant information regarding the implementation of the resolution.

How inputs will be used?

Please note that, unless requested otherwise, the information provided may be made available on the OHCHR website.