Missing persons. Report of the Secretary-General, 2018.

The present report, which is submitted pursuant to resolution 71/201, addresses the international legal and institutional framework applicable to the issue of missing persons, the various measures being taken to prevent people from going missing and to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing persons, criminal investigation and prosecution in cases of missing persons, forensic recovery and identification of remains of missing persons, and the legal status of missing persons and support for families.