Mexico details national search strategy for missing people
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The Mexican government presented progress on its National Search Strategy to international organizations, diplomatic delegations, and civil society groups at the United Nations headquarters.
Arturo Medina Padilla, Undersecretary of Human Rights, Population and Migration, stated that finding missing people is a national priority for President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. The strategy, coordinated by Secretary of the Interior Rosa Icela Rodríguez, includes ten key actions.
The government plans legal reforms for 2025 requiring an investigation to begin with every reported disappearance and immediate searching. Officials reported locating over 16,000 missing people during 2026. They are also utilizing the Single Identity Platform, reviewing records, searching hospitals and prisons, strengthening forensic science, and working to prevent youth recruitment by criminal groups.
The Fiscalía General de la República is strengthening criminal investigation through scientific tools and the Homologated Investigation Protocol, as well as consolidating the National Forensic Data Bank to improve human identification. The United Nations Population Fund has provided technical assistance since January 2023 and offered to expand collaboration throughout the country.
