Nicosia, Cyprus. Greece has contributed €67,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), with the donation designated for the committee’s work during 2026, according to a statement issued by the Greek embassy in Nicosia on Friday.
Voluntary contribution
The embassy said the payment is part of a voluntary contribution supporting the CMP’s humanitarian and investigative work to locate and identify missing persons from intercommunal conflict periods on the island. Greece said it supports the work of the CMP through the funding, which is directed toward excavation and identification efforts carried out by the committee’s joint teams.
Ongoing excavations
The CMP continues excavations across Cyprus, with officials confirming earlier this week that five more sets of remains are currently undergoing DNA identification at its anthropological laboratory. More than 1,000 missing persons from both communities have been identified to date, while several hundred cases remain unresolved.
Budget and mandate
The committee’s annual budget is largely funded by the European Union and international donors, with additional voluntary contributions from participating states. Work continues at multiple excavation sites across the island, including military and civilian locations, as part of ongoing efforts to recover and identify remains.
Committee background
The committee, established in 1981, began systematic excavation operations in 2006 to investigate cases linked to intercommunal violence in the 1960s and the Turkish invasion of 1974.