Experts in Baku urge action as missing persons surge worldwide and in Ukraine

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Forensic experts meeting in Baku called for action amid a sharp rise in registered missing-person cases worldwide, including about 280,000 people in Ukraine and roughly 10,000 new cases there each month. They said the main obstacle was governmental reluctance rather than a lack of forensic capacity.

Around 280,000 people are registered as missing in Ukraine alone, with 10,000 new cases added each month, part of a 70% global rise since 2019. Forensic experts meeting in Baku said the obstacle was not forensic capacity but governmental reluctance.