TRUST BUILDING
On 8 March 2020, more than 70 language students from all ages and across Cyprus came together in Kyrenia to attend the second language cafe and cultural club supported by UNFICYP Civil Affairs. The objective of these events is to provide Greek and Turkish language students as well as their teachers…
Famagusta students together
Civil Affairs continues to support trust-building between the communities through informal education in the Greater Famagusta region. ‘Famagusta Students Together’, a new project that aims to bring together high school students through collaborative activities, was launched on 29 February with the…
Statement from the UNFICYP Spokesperson on COVID-19
UNFICYP is continuing its operations at this time; our peacekeepers maintain their patrols in the buffer zone and remain engaged with both sides. The mission has stepped up measures to protect our peacekeepers, ensure continuity of UN operations in Cyprus and prevent the potential spread of COVID-19…
UN Secretary-General's remarks at G-20 virtual summit on the COVID-19 pandemic
"This war needs a war-time plan to fight it" We are at war with a virus – and not winning it. It took the world three months to reach 100,000 confirmed cases of infection. The next 100,000 happened in just 12 days. The third took four days. The fourth, just one and a half. This is exponential growth…
Force Commander conducts an assessment visit with our Sector 4 troops from #Slovakia
# UNFICYP has stepped up preventative measures against # COVID19 while continuing patrols in the buffer zone and remaining engaged with both sides to keep the peace. Here, Force Commander @ CherylAPearce conducts an assessment visit with our Sector 4 troops from # Slovakia . Strict social distancing…
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UN PEACEKEEPING
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with global experts, governments and partners to rapidly expand scientific knowledge on this new virus, to track the spread and virulence, and to provide advice to countries and individuals on measures to protect health and prevent the spread of…
UN tackles ‘infodemic’ of misinformation and cybercrime in COVID-19 crisis
From selling fake coronavirus cures online to a cyberattack on hospitals’ critical information systems, criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations has warned, as it also steps up its fight against a proliferation of false information about the virus. https://bit.ly/2UWlMqS
UN joins forces with new partners to share vital information about coronavirus
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS From teaming up with some of the world’s best-known football stars and popular local musicians, to launching a direct messaging campaign with Whatsapp, the United Nations is joining forces with new partners to share vital information about coronavirus…
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
Exposing yourself to the sun or to temperatures higher than 25C degrees DOES NOT prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites.
The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites. To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes.
“I’m behind you,” Secretary-General tells UN health workers fighting COVID-19
At a recent townhall meeting, Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to UN healthcare personnel who are working to ensure the well-being of UN personnel during the COVID-19 crisis. As of March 2020, the United Nations has 763 healthcare personnel working in various medical facilities around…