Syria: Missing People - Press Conference | United Nations

Press Conference by Karla Quintana, Head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic on missing people. “We have the names of around a little bit more than 600 cases. Some of them we know for sure are alive, and some of them have already gotten back to their families,” the head of the UN's Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP) said. ASG and IIMP’s chief, Karla Quintana, however emphasized while briefing reporters in New York, that that hundreds of thousands of Syrian families are still waiting for concrete answers about their missing loved ones, more than a year and a half after the fall of the Assad regime. “Over the past year we have been implementing our mandate. We have already been delivering news and information to families. We are building a system that is enabling us in analyzing information that is enabling us to give, every time, more information to families in Syria and abroad. We have been working not only in Syria, but in other countries with the diaspora: in Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, and Germany,” Quintana said. Quintana also said the joy that followed the collapse of the Syrian government on 8 December 2024 was not shared by all families, many of whom are still searching for answers. “Those people are still waiting for answers, and those people are still missing. So, the answers are there waiting, can only be built with information flow, again, scientific methodologies directed to finding the missing, political will at all levels, and trust. And we know this from comparative experience,” she said. The IIMP chief added that her office has so far identified more than 600 cases involving missing children, though she cautioned against raising expectations while investigations continue. “We have to be very cautious about how we manage the expectations with the families of the missing. When we talk about the concept of 'the missing,' this is very broad. So, we're not only talking about forced disappearances and the modus operandi where we know that many of the persons who were in prisons are dead — that's just the information we have now, but we cannot affirm that 100 per cent. And we also know that there might be some trafficking, so that's a possibility as well. We cannot, again, raise expectations until we have information,” Quintana said. She noted that while access to Syria has improved under the new authorities, the IIMP still lacks a permanent office in the country, something she has raised with the General Assembly. “So hopefully we can have an office in Syria, which will enable us to better implement our mandate, build trust with families, with Syrian authorities, and, in the end, be able to give more answers to families,” she said.


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Peaceful settlement of disputes: Civilians pay the heaviest toll - UN Chief | United Nations

Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on strengthening the mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of disputes: follow-up to Security Council resolution 2788 (2025). Guterres told the Security Council that the situation in the Middle East “is getting out of control” and “teetering on the edge of unimaginable,” but stressed that “geopolitical divisions are not a reason for inaction or abdication.” Addressing a high-level open debate on Strengthening the Mechanisms for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, the Secretary-General said, “conflicts are increasing in number, complexity, length and scope,” with increased disregard for international law, impunity, and violations are going unanswered. He said, “each violation unanswered becomes the next violations precedent. Trust is eroding and negotiated settlements are becoming harder to reach and maintain.” The Middle East region, Guterres said, “is being pulled into an ever-widening circle of confrontation. One crisis feeds another. One escalation triggers the next,” and “as this dynamic spreads, the political objectives are becoming increasingly obscured by the confrontation itself.” In Gaza, he continued, “despite the so-called ceasefire, civilians continue to pay a heavy price every day. People are being killed in their homes, in their communities, and while carrying out ordinary acts of daily life as Israel increases its control.” In the occupied West Bank, the Secretary-General said, “we see creeping annexation with violence, settlement expansion, extensive Israeli military operations and large-scale displacement,” while in Ukraine, the Sahel, Sudan and many other places, “conflict is inflicting enormous suffering, disrupting livelihoods and uprooting populations with dire humanitarian consequences.” He said Security Council resolution 2788 “reminds us of a fundamental truth. Diplomacy may not have succeeded in preventing these conflicts, but it still holds the power to stop them.” Resolution 2788, authored by Pakistan, requested the Secretary-General to provide, one year following the adoption of the resolution, concrete recommendations to further strengthen mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of disputes. To conclude, Guterres said, “most situations on the Council's agenda are complex. The best path to peace is through compromise and finding common ground. I urge all members of this Council to summon the spirit of compromise that is essential to peace. Keep the channels of dialogue open and spare no effort in the pursuit of peaceful settlement of disputes, a founding principle of this organization.”


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Guterres on Middle East 'The Situation is Out of Control'

As conflicts escalate across the Middle East and beyond, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that military solutions cannot deliver lasting peace. Addressing the UN Security Council, he calls for restraint, protection of civilians, and renewed diplomacy before further escalation takes hold.


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A new start for South Sudan's child soldiers #unitednations

Too often, children are casualties of war. Sometimes, they’re even forced to fight. That’s the case in South Sudan, where UNICEF – the UN Children’s Fund, together with the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) – work with the Government to support the release and reintegration of underage fighters. The agency’s Chief of Child Protection, Brendan Ross, explains from the capital Juba.


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