UNGA Third Committee adopts resolution "Missing Persons" proposed by Azerbaijan

The resolution titled "Missing Persons" proposed by Azerbaijan was adopted by consensus in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly.

According to Report, the draft resolution put forward by Azerbaijan's Permanent Mission to the UN was agreed upon after intensive negotiations with member states over a month.

As many as 56 countries joined as co-authors of the resolution. During the presentation of the resolution at the Committee, Narmin Ahangari, First Secretary of Azerbaijan's Permanent Mission to the UN, recalled that the "Missing Persons" resolution was first adopted at the 57th session of the UN General Assembly in 2002 on Azerbaijan's initiative and is proposed every two years.

Ahangari emphasized that the main purpose of the resolution is to draw attention to the importance of respecting and complying with international humanitarian law and human rights obligations to prevent cases of missing persons, one of the humanitarian tragedies of armed conflicts, and to determine the fate of missing persons.

The diplomat provided detailed information to member states' representatives about the new paragraphs reflected in the text. Ahangari noted that this year's resolution text also reflects the obstacles created by the presence of landmines in operations to locate the remains of missing persons. She stated that the resolution includes calls for relevant states to cooperate in the safe search for human remains.

The resolution also requests the UN Secretary-General to submit a detailed report on its implementation to the 81st session of the General Assembly (2026) and the relevant session of the UN Human Rights Council.