Leaders visit the CMP Lab and record a joint appeal
Today, the leader of the Greek Cypriot community, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, visited the CMP laboratory and met with the three CMP Members and many of the…
Dialogue and participation bring Cypriots closer to a settlement
The U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) today ends a ten year, multi-million dollar initiative that has bridged differences and helped make the Cyprus conflict easier to solve by improving dialogue, communication and…
A year of hard work and hope in Cyprus
With the resumption of the Cyprus talks, demining activity, humanitarian support and manning the buffer zone, 2015 has been a busy year for the UN in Cyprus. The month of May saw the renewal of negotiations towards a…
Cambodian demining team completes mine-clearing in Lefka-Aplici
A team of 29 Cambodian deminers deployed by the United Nations has completed a six-month assignment in Cyprus, having cleared areas of the buffer zone around Mammari and Lefka-Aplici. The team was despatched from Lebanon…
Joint Statement by the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı
Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades held constructive deliberations on all of the outstanding issues and provided further guidance to the negotiators. The…
Remarks of the UN Secretary-General at the press encounter following a meeting with Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Cypriot leader and Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, Turkish Cypriot leader
Good afternoon – I just had a good meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the Turkish Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and my Special Adviser, Mr. Espen Barth Eide. This was my first…
Kyrenia Shipwreck Gallery Upgrading to start soon
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission, the Honor Frost Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the startup of the project "Upgrading of the Kyrenia…
UN experts urge Cyprus to address migrant detention conditions, improve overall monitoring
Cyprus has seen many positive developments concerning the treatment of people in detention, but still faces several challenges, particularly regarding the independent monitoring of places of detention and the treatment of…
Religious leaders of Cyprus visit the Laboratory of the Committee on Missing Persons and record a joint appeal
Today, His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Nova Justinia and All Cyprus and His Excellency Dr Talip Atalay, Mufti of Cyprus, together with the representative of His Eminence Archbishop Nareg of the Armenian Apostolic…
Princess Anne visits UNFICYP's British troops in Nicosia
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne paid a visit to Cyprus on 4 February 2016, where she met British troops from her honourary regiment serving on the island as part of UNFICYP. Princess Anne also met the Special Representative…
UNHCR aids refugees on the Greek Islands (file photo)
UNHCR welcomes the relocation of asylum-seekers from Greece to Cyprus
The first group of asylum-seekers relocated from Greece arrived in Cyprus yesterday afternoon. The six asylum-seekers are from Syria, Iraq and Eritrea and their transfer to Cyprus is part of the EU relocation programme agreed…
Magda Zenon, who presents a weekly programme on the station called KaleidHerscope on MyCy Radio. UNFICYP/Juraj Hladky
Bringing the island's communities together through radio
The advent of the digital age has revolutionized how we communicate with each other, and how information is shared generally, creating opportunities that seemed unimaginable just a few years ago. A team of Greek Cypriots and…