Mexican government, over 16 thousand missing people found in 2026

The Mexican government reported to the United Nations that over 16,000 people who disappeared due to the violence that broke out due to drug trafficking were located in 2026 as part of the National Search Strategy for the Disappeared. The newspaper Excélsior reports this, citing the data presented by representatives of the federal authorities during a meeting at the UN headquarters.

The Deputy Minister of Human Rights, Population and Migration, Arturo Medina Padilla, illustrated the measures adopted, including the strengthening of coordination between the authorities, the use of technological tools and the strengthening of forensic services. The strategy also includes a 24-hour National Command Center and the hiring of 300 professionals to support research activities.

The government has also launched, with the support of the UN, a scientific review of the methodologies used in the National Register of Missing and Unlocated Persons. The authorities have reiterated their availability for international cooperation but difficulties remain in transforming reforms and administrative tools into concrete results for the families of missing persons.