NCMFD and ACT for the Disappeared Sign MoU on Data Transfer

The National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared and ACT for the Disappeared signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the transfer of data and information documented by the association on missing and forcibly disappeared persons in Lebanon, contributing to the Commission’s efforts to clarify their fate and whereabouts and support families’ right to know.

Under the MoU, ACT for the Disappeared will transfer to the Commission data and information it has collected and documented over the years in relation to missing and forcibly disappeared persons in Lebanon.

The agreement represents an important step towards consolidating and cross-referencing available information under the Commission’s national mandate, with a view to supporting the search for missing and forcibly disappeared persons and clarifying their fate and whereabouts.

The Commission expresses its appreciation to ACT for the Disappeared for its cooperation and for its longstanding efforts to document cases of missing and forcibly disappeared persons and support their families.