{"id":130763,"date":"2025-10-09T05:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T05:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=130763"},"modified":"2025-10-09T05:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T05:47:16","slug":"clarifying-fate-of-syrias-missing-key-to-justice-un-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/130763\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarifying fate of Syria\u2019s missing key to justice \u2013 UN official\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) &#8211;<\/strong> Karla Quintana, Head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP) and UN Assistant Secretary-General, said on Wednesday that the crisis of the missing in Syria impacts not only hundreds of thousands of families but the entire fabric of Syrian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe crisis of the missing in Syria affects not only hundreds of thousands of families, but entire communities and the whole Syrian society,&#8221; Quintana told UN News. &#8220;Confronting this requires mobilizing every available skill, resource, and capacity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She noted that the creation of the IIMP stemmed from Syrian families\u2019 determination to uncover the fate of their missing loved ones and their conviction that some may still return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone in Syria knows someone who has gone missing,\u201d she emphasized, stressing that the urgent task cannot be undertaken by any single actor alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quintana warned that \u201cno one can morally bear the responsibility of failing to use all that is ready and available to use in Syria,\u201d calling for urgency and the use of comparative international experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UN official underscored that the search must be Syrian-led and internationally supported, highlighting the resilience of Syrian women who have led efforts to seek truth and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClarifying the fate of the missing is not only a matter of personal closure, but also a cornerstone of Syria\u2019s path toward justice, reconciliation, and reform,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) &#8211; Karla Quintana, Head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP) and UN Assistant Secretary-General, said on Wednesday that the crisis of the missing in Syria impacts not only hundreds of thousands of families but the entire fabric of Syrian society. \u201cThe crisis of the missing in Syria [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":128940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,39,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-home","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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