The Secretary-General met with (Representatives of the Truth and Justice) Charter Group on Syria yesterday.

The Secretary-General met with (Representatives of the Truth and Justice) Charter Group on Syria yesterday.

He expressed his admiration for their efforts on behalf of the many Syrians who remain arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared and missing, while acknowledging the tremendous pain and suffering of victims, survivors and families.

The Secretary-General stressed the need for all arbitrarily detained Syrians to be released, and for the fate and whereabouts of the disappeared and missing persons to be determined and disclosed.

He reiterated his call on Member States to consider establishing, through the (General Assembly), a new international body to clarify the fate and whereabouts of the missing in Syria and provide adequate support to victims, survivors and their families, as recommended in his recent report.

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/readout/2022-12-21/readout-of-the-secretary-generals-meeting-representatives-of-the-truth-and-justice-charter-group-syria