People may go missing during migration and becoming victims of human trafficking. The main human rights activist of the UN: In 2024, at least 56,559 people disappeared missing Human rights The disappearance of a person is not only a grief for his relatives: often a sense of despair and fear covers the whole society. It is necessary to make more efforts to solve the global problem associated with missing people. This was stated by the Supreme Commissioner of the UN Human Rights Folker Turk, speaking on Wednesday at the thematic meeting of the UN General Assembly. “As the Supreme Commissioner for Human Rights and in my previous positions, I met with families of missing people from all over the world. At the beginning of this year in Damascus, I met with former prisoners of the sadly famous prison “Sednaya” and their families. I was deeply touched by their stories, ”said the main human rights activist of the UN members of the General Assembly. According to the Turk, mental pain due to the loss of loved ones is one of the worst things that can happen to a person. ~ 60 > “The top of a huge iceberg” ~ 60 > in 2024 the International Red Cross Committee registered 56 559 new cases of the loss of people, the Supreme Commissioner said, emphasizing that this is the highest indicator in at least twenty years. “An unprecedented number of large -scale conflicts and neglect of the norms of international humanitarian law lead to the fact that a huge number of people are missing,” said the Turk. 60 > so, during the wars of the missing people they kill, they are stolen and arbitrarily delayed. They can also be a gap, fleeing the fighting. Outside of armed conflicts, dictators abducted people, whose fate is still unknown for decades, added the speaker. According to him, people are missing as a result of state repression, including explained by anti -terrorist measures. Those who express disagreement or expose violations and abuse in the field of human rights, often become targets, said the Supreme Commissioner, adding that people may also disappear during migration and becoming victims of human trafficking. 62 ~ ~ ~ 60 > “The scale is huge. The numbers vary from tens of thousands of missing in some countries to more than 100 thousand in others, ”said the main human rights activist of the UN. ~ 60 > Over the past 45 years, the working group for violent and insignificant disappearances examined more than 62 thousand cases in 115 countries, however,“ this is just the top of a huge top of a huge. Iceberg “. Human rights measures ~ 60 > Supreme Commissioner called on the world community to take on the obligation to strengthen the human rights system and implement new measures. The International Convention to Protection of all persons from violent disappearance, which was adopted in 2006, is, according to the performance, a key global agreement on this issue. At the same time, only 77 states ratified the document to date. The Turk urged all members of the General Assembly to ratify the convention. Speaking of specific measures, the UN representative stated that states can introduce criminal liability for violent disappearance and ensure that the amnesty and statute of limitations do not contribute to impunity. In addition, the registers of detained or missing or activated search and rescue operations on migration routes can be created. ~ 60 > Turk called to achieve justice and other forms of accountability. States must look for all missing people, carefully and impartially investigate violations and hold guilty liable, he said. rights of victims and their relatives 60 > the head of the UN Rights Office reminded that he reminded him of the head The corner must be set the rights of the victims. He noted that close -up people are often ignored, they are not believed, and in some cases they are even threatened by reprisal for help. 60 > Supreme Commissioner said that states are obliged to protect the victims and their relatives, as well as those who protect their rights, from threats and threats and threats and threats and threats and threats and violence. ~ 60 > international efforts can change the situation, the speaker emphasized. He gave, as an example, the decision of the General Assembly in 2023 to create an independent institution for missing persons in Syria. In February, the head of this organ first visited Damascus and met with dozens of families, some of which had been ignored for a long time. The Turk urged all interested parties to cooperate with an independent institute. ~ 60 > “We all have to play our role, and we must take on – Together – do more for the sake of truth and justice as a sign of solidarity with victims of the world,” the Supreme Commissioner emphasized. ~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ 62