# Missing Persons Surge Globally

> Experts warn political will, not technology, is key to finding missing people worldwide.
- Title: Missing Persons Surge Globally · euronews | Shortify
- Summary: Experts warn political will, not technology, is key to finding missing people worldwide. Experts in Baku urge action as missing persons surge worldwide, with…
- Keywords: missing persons, icrc, baku, ukraine, forensic experts, political will, news, world, politics, Missing, Persons, Surge
- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/2026/10/08/experts-in-baku-urge-action-as-missing-persons-surge-worldwide-and-in-ukraine
- Author: Nadira Tudor
- Published: 2026-10-08T14:21:34+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: missing persons, icrc, baku, ukraine, forensic experts, political will, news, world, politics
## Global Missing Persons Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide remain missing in wars as experts warn political will, not technology, is the obstacle to identifying them.
## Ukraine's Missing Persons
Ukraine has 280,000 registered missing people as of September 2026 with 10,000 new cases added monthly.
## Experts on Political Will
Luis Bernardo Fondebrider, an Argentinian forensic anthropologist, said governments lack political will to investigate missing persons cases.

> In every country, I see the same pattern. The families want justice, want reparation, want memory, and want to know what happened.
## Ukraine's Missing Challenge
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko called recovering soldiers' bodies a 'colossal job' with no expectation of Russian cooperation.

> Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations, the most peaceful organisation in the world. Russia is a criminal.
## Key takeaway

Experts in Baku urge action as missing persons surge worldwide, with 280,000 registered in Ukraine alone.