Bicommunal ‘Education for a Culture of Peace’ event brings youth together for a day of fun & inspiration
More than 200 children participated in a bi-communal ‘Education for a Culture of Peace’ event on 7 May at the Ledra Palace Hotel organised by the Post Research Institute and the Association for Historical Dialogue and…
UNPOL officers awarded medals in the service of peace
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Ms. Lisa Buttenheim, on 6 May presided over the last UNPOL Medal Parade under her tenure as Head of UNFICYP. Held at the UN Protected Area within the buffer…
UN Flight personnel receive medals in the service of peace
A small UN Flight hangar at the abandoned Nicosia International Airport once more offered its shade for a UN Flight Medal Parade on 11 May 2016. Smartly turned out UN Flight peacekeepers, a display of Hughes and Bell…
Peace Works: Bi-communal Festival brings children from across the island together
Last Saturday, the bicommunal Peace Works Children & Youth Festival held in the buffer zone showcased the great solidarity between civil society organisations as well as groups engaged in peacebuilding and peace education in…
The Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Peacekeepers
The confidence that the world places in United Nations peacekeeping is reflected in its massive growth in recent years, in terms of both numbers and complexity. Fifteen years ago, the UN had fewer than 40,000 military and…
UNFICYP marks the International Day of Peacekeepers
UNFICYP joined the wider UN family on 30 May 2016 to mark the International Day of Peacekeepers (officially commemorated on 29 May), when we pay tribute to the men and women who have paid the ultimate price in the service of…
UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Karima Bennoune (c), UNFICYP Spokesperson Aleem Siddique (l) and Myelene Bidault, OHCHR Human Rights Officer at a press conference in Nicosia on 2 June 2016. UNFICYP/Juraj Hladky
“Cultural rights, not a bargaining chip”, UN expert says after first fact-finding visit to Cyprus
“The current political situation in Cyprus creates many obstacles to the exercise of cultural rights”, said United Nations human rights expert Karima Bennoune at the end of her first fact-finding mission to Cyprus. The UN…
New SRSG Elizabeth Spehar arrives in Cyprus
Nicosia, 13 th June 2016 – The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Elizabeth Spehar, has arrived in Cyprus to formally assume…
Pyla bicommunal football tournament brings communities together
On Sunday 19th June 2016, the 2nd Annual Bi-communal Football tournament took place in the Futsal Stadium on 3rd Avenue in Pyla Village. The event, organised by local Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot football clubs with…
Canada Day 2016
Today is Canada Day! UNFICYP pays tribute to a country that has supported the Mission, and the cause of peace in Cyprus, since 1964, when the very first Canadian troops arrived on the island. From 15 March 1964 to 15 June…
Peacekeepers honoured at UNFICYP’s 2016 Summer Medal Parade
226 UN peacekeepers were honored for their service to the cause of peace in Cyprus at UNFICYP’s Summer Medal Parade on Thursday 7 July. The ceremony took place at the Old Nicosia Airport in the UN Protected Area (UNPA). The…
UN Secretary-General's Message on Nelson Mandela International Day 2016
Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and work of a legend who embodied the highest values of the United Nations. Madiba was a model global citizen whose example continues to guide us in…