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“Poetry in times off the Coronavirus” is an initiative by the Bi-communal Technical Committee on Culture to video record and publish online five Greek Cypriot and five Turkish Cypriot poets reciting their poems sharing…

Yesterday, the Secretary-General's Good Offices mission welcomed friends, colleagues and peers to an end of year reception in the Ledra Palace Hotel. Yesterday was also the International Human Rights Day which this year…

This evening I met informally with the leader of the Greek Cypriot Community, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot Community, Mr Mustafa Akıncı, to take stock of efforts toward reaching a comprehensive…

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUS P.O. BOX 21642, NICOSIA, CYPRUS Statement by the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı Thursday 11 July 2019 Today…

NCOSIA, 14 December 2017 - The Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General (OSASG) on Cyprus hosted its annual end-of-year reception on 12 December at Ledra Palace Hotel. In attendance were senior government…

NEW YORK, 23 September 2017 - The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, leader of the Turkish Cypriot community. The Secretary-General and Mr. Akıncı exchanged views on the current status of the Cyprus…

NEW YORK, 22 September 2017 - The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus. The Secretary-General welcomed Cyprus’ commitment to the United Nations and the Government’s…

NICOSIA, 3 August 2017 - The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, this week paid his last visit to the island in his official capacity. Following separate meetings with the Greek Cypriot…

There was much anticipation in the run up to the resumed Conference on Cyprus in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, at the end of June 2017. The view among many observers of the long-running “Cyprus problem” was that this latest…

NEW YORK, 18 July 2017 – Speaking to the media following his briefing to the United Nations Security Council, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, urged all sides to work collectively and…

Secretary-General: I am deeply sorry to inform you that, despite the very strong commitment and the engagement of all the delegations and the different parties, the Greek and Turkish Cypriot delegations, Greece, Turkey, the…

CRANS-MONTANA, 6 July 2017 - The Conference on Cyprus continues today in the Swiss town of Crans-Montana under the auspices of Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in Switzerland early this morning. The Conference…