News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NICOSIA, 19 October 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, today attended the opening of a photographic exhibition, " Women in Conflict Zones", held at the Home for Cooperation in the buffer zone. This exhibition is the third…

NICOSIA, 20 October 2017 – The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) held its bi-annual UNPOL Medal Parade on 20 October, with UN Police personnel receiving UN medals in the service of peace. It was also the last Medal Parade with Col. Andrii Sachavo (Ukraine) at the helm of UNPOL. UNPOL has…

NEW YORK, 24 October 2017 - Our world faces many grave challenges. Widening conflicts and inequality. Extreme weather and deadly intolerance. Security threats – including nuclear weapons. We have the tools and wealth to overcome these challenges. All we need is the will. The world’s problems…

Excellencies, distinguished guests, colleagues, friends, Thank you all for coming here this evening, as we celebrate one of the most important days on the UN’s global calendar. UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945, the date the United Nations officially came…

Nicosia, 27 October 2017 – Big Game Hunting Season starts on 5th of November. UNFICYP would like to remind hunters that hunting in the buffer zone is strictly prohibited. Entering the buffer zone area in order to perform any kind of hunting activities, including, but not limited to, those…

NICOSIA, 30 October 2017 - Over the month of October, UNFICYP’s flight unit – UN Flight - underwent its scheduled rotation, with nine pilots and technicians completing their mission and returning to Argentina. In turn, nine officers have joined UN Flight, most of whom have previously been deployed…

Nicosia, 1 November 2017 – As mandated by the Security Council in its resolution 2369 (2017), a team from United Nations headquarters will visit Cyprus from 2 to 7 November 2017 to conduct a strategic review of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNIFCYP). The team will conduct a…

Nicosia, 3 November 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, yesterday attended and made remarks at the 13th Annual Cyprus Summit, held at the Hilton Park Hotel in Nicosia on 1 and 2 November, and organized by The…

NICOSIA, 3 November 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, along with a team visiting Cyprus to conduct a strategic review of UNFICYP, today paid separate visits to the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and Turkish…

NICOSIA, 7 Novemer 2017 - On 1 November 2017, Assistant Chief of Police Ann-Kristin Kvilekval of Norway began her duties as UNFICYP’s new Senior Police Advisor. She brings with her 26 years of policing experience and more than three years of UN peacekeeping mission experience with the United Nations…

New York/Vancouver, 15 November 2017 – A UN peacekeeper from South Africa was today awarded the United Nations’ Military Gender Advocate of the Year in Vancouver, Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix…

From 14-15 November 2017, delegations from 79 countries met in Vancouver, Canada, to re-affirm their commitment to United Nations peacekeeping. For over sixty years, UN peacekeeping has served as the standard bearer of the world’s shared commitment to international peace and security, proving to be…