Cyprus’ decades-old search for missing enters digital age with AI plan

Cyprus is turning to artificial intelligence, digital mapping and fresh witness outreach to resolve the fate of hundreds of missing persons from the 1960s and 1974, it was announced on Monday.

Unveiling its 2025-2030 strategy, the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) warned that over 300 suspected burial sites remain unexcavated.

The new strategy “signals a shift towards modern technology and better data use, in hopes of speeding up answers for families who’ve waited decades,” UN-appointed CMP official Pierre Gentile said.