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

https://mins.news/en/video/91985

- euronews, 2026-10-08 18:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9efuXcxlX7U

> About 280,000 people are registered as missing in Ukraine, with 10,000 new cases each month. Missing-person cases have risen 70% worldwide since 2019. Forensic experts meeting in Baku said the obstacle was government reluctance, not a lack of forensic capacity.

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