A/RES/80/301 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 2 September 2026 Eightieth session Agenda item 14 Culture of peace Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 31 August 2026 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/80/L.108)] 80/301. International Day of Recognition for Women Searchers of Missing Persons The General Assembly, Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 Reaffirming also its resolutions 53/199 of 15 December 1998 and 61/185 of 20 December 2006 on the proclamation of international years, and Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67 of 25 July 1980 on international years and anniversaries, in particular paragraphs 1 to 10 of the annex thereto on the agreed criteria for the proclamation of international years, as well as paragraphs 13 and 14, in which it is stated that an international year should not be proclaimed before the basic arrangements for its organization and financing have been made, Guided by the principles of applicable international law, and recalling its resolution 79/173 of 17 December 2024 on missing persons and Security Council resolution 2474 (2019) of 11 June 2019, in which the importance of addressing the issue of missing persons and supporting their families was recognized, Reaffirming the obligation of States to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of women and girls, and that States bear the main responsibility to address the issue of missing persons, Expressing its concern about the dramatic increase in persons reported missing, noting with deep concern the rising number of documented cases of persons reported missing in the context of armed conflict, migration processes, natural disasters and other humanitarian crises, and recognizing that it is critical for States to address the _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). 26-12728 (E) *2612728*