On December 19, 2024, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Karla Quintana as the Head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic. Drawing from her extensive experience as the former National Commissioner for the Search of Missing Persons in Mexico, Quintana will lead efforts to determine the fate of and locate missing persons in Syria.
To learn more about this appointment and the institution’s mission, read the official UN press release here.