Azerbaijan, Zardab. Visiting the family of a missing person – Over 4,000 people are still missing in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict. Many families in Armenia and Azerbaijan suffer the pain of not knowing what has happened to a loved one. The ICRC maintains contact with these families and helps them with the necessary formalities. In each case, a tracing request is opened, and the ICRC submits lists of missing persons to the authorities.
Preparations for an ante-mortem data collection project are under way in both countries. The data will be used to identify remains following exhumation.