Transcript of media stakeout by SASG Espen Barth Eide & SRSG Elizabeth Spehar following UNSC briefing
SASG Eide: Good afternoon. We’ve had a thorough and very constructive meeting with the United Nations Security Council, both on the UNFICYP Mission, under the auspices of the Special Representative, Ms. Spehar, and on the…
Secretary-General appoints Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh as UNFICYP Force Commander
The United Nations Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh as the Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Major General…
Farewell statement by outgoing UNFICYP Force Commander, Major General Kristin Lund
When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon first appointed me as UNFICYP Force Commander in 2014, I was excited to take on the new challenge. As the first ever female Force Commander of a UN Peacekeeping mission, I was venturing into…
Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Friendship 2016
Poverty, violence, human rights abuses and other major problems on the global agenda have in common a failure to respect fundamental norms and values developed over millennia. When greed supersedes concerns about the health…
Secretary-General's Message on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2016
All over the world, tens of millions of people are desperately seeking refuge, many of them far from home and even farther from safety. Migrants and refugees face imposing physical obstacles and bureaucratic barriers. Sadly…
CMP initiates in-depth search of archives in Cyprus and abroad
Faced with increasing difficulties to locate additional human remains, the CMP urgently needs to broaden efforts to obtain information that may lead to the discovery of burial sites. This includes the review of archival…
Raising the bar: Female UNFICYP peacekeeper wins European Masters Powerlifting Championship
In a feat of incredible strength, Magdolna Petróczki of Hungary won the Masters European Weightlifting Championship for the 6th time, winning gold in the squat event, gold in the deadlift and silver in the bench press to be…
UNFICYP honours fallen Austrian peacekeepers
On 14 August 1974, three Austrian peacekeepers serving with UNFICYP, 1/Lt. Johann Izay, MSgt. Paul Decombe and Cpl. August Isaak, lost their lives in an air attack in the vicinity of the small village of Koshi. Every year…
“Lessons-learning”, Sustaining Peace and Partnerships: Interview with SRSG Elizabeth Spehar
Elizabeth Spehar, former Director of DPA’s Policy and Mediation Division, arrived in Nicosia on 13 June to take up her new role as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping…
UK Minister for Europe meets SRSG Spehar
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, this afternoon met the UK's Minister for Europe and the Americas, Mr. Alan Duncan, at UNFICYP HQ in the buffer zone. SRSG Spehar…
Joint Statement to the Press on behalf of the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı
Joint Statement to the Press on behalf of the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı Wednesday, 14 th September 2016 Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akınci…
UNFICYP marks International Day of Peace with candle light vigil in the UN buffer zone
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus marked International Day of Peace yesterday with a special candle light vigil at Ledra Palace in the UN buffer zone. The ceremony was attended by veterans from Cyprus’ World War…