Published on: 2026-10-27
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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October 26, 2026 Peace and Security
More than 35 years after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the fate of 315 missing citizens of Kuwait and third countries remains unknown. This was stated on Monday at the UN Security Council by the Senior Official for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2792 (2025), Mari Yamasita.
She informed the Council about the progress in implementing this resolution, which concerns “the repatriation or return of all citizens of Kuwait and third countries or their remains, as well as the return of Kuwaiti property, including the national archive.”
According to her, out of the 605 Kuwaiti and third-country citizens initially listed as missing over three decades, the fate of only 290 people has been established.
Yamashita highly appreciated the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which heads the Trilateral mechanism on this issue. The main focus now is on Hamisiya in southern Iraq, where presumably the remains of 150 to 180 missing Kuwaiti civilians are located.
“The main problem remains identifying new information and finding trustworthy witnesses,” noted the rapporteur. After more than three decades, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find them all, and the opportunities to obtain firsthand information are becoming fewer.
Yamashita also reminded that some of the missing Kuwaiti property had been returned, but key government documents and archives are still missing. She called for a clear action plan to be developed for their search.
The senior representative welcomed the recent meeting between the Crown Prince of Kuwait and the Prime Minister of Iraq during the General Assembly session and the announcement of the creation of a working group on unresolved bilateral issues.
“For families who have been living in uncertainty for more than three decades, the need for answers remains as urgent today as ever,” she emphasized.
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