WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 20 April 2020
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. First of all, I would like to wish all who have celebrated Orthodox Easter yesterday Happy Easter, including my own country Ethiopia . Today is the first day our press…
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and COVID-19
In any crisis, domestic violence gets worse, and COVID-19 is no exception. Measures taken against the pandemic are inevitably producing conditions highly conducive to domestic abuse. Isolation, alongside with health and…
UNFICYP joins women’s rights group to highlight the dangers of the shadow pandemic: Domestic Violence
With many people continuing to shelter at home, UNFICYP joined hands with women’s rights activists in Cyprus to underline the dangers of the shadow pandemic; domestic violence. Beyond the health risks, the outbreak is putting…
UNFICYP Press Statement
Nicosia - We hope that both sides will continue to cooperate closely as they address the public health emergency across the island. This includes coordinating their efforts to ease restrictions at the crossing points, when…
Women Rise For All
We are women leaders rising in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods. We call for all leaders in all countries and in all sectors to meet the human crisis of COVID-19. Stopping this pandemic and recovering from it…
Statement on the incident in Pyla
Nicosia – Today at around 3.00am a small explosive device was detonated outside a bakery in the bi-communal village of Pyla. The explosion caused minor damage to property; thankfully, no injuries to persons were reported. The…
UNFICYP highlights role of women in responding to the health crisis
Women are playing a disproportionately large role worldwide in preventing and responding to the Covid-19 crisis. Globally, women constitute 70% of the health workforce. Didem’s story is a reminder of the essential…
UNFICYP highlights the concerns of women amidst the health crisis
Meet Constantia, a private educator living in Deryneia; She highlights the importance of supporting women who are staying at home as care providers. Since the health crisis began Constantia has been with her two children (3…
Preserving our shared environment
As custodians of the buffer zone UNFICYP is committed to minimizing our carbon footprint and preserving our shared environment. With the onset of a hot dry summer in Cyprus UN peacekeepers from the UK clear patrol tracks of…
Building trust in Cyprus during times of COVID-19
By Pamela Caracciolo The world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic, an invisible enemy that is transcending race, religion, geography and gender. Currently, I am combatting this difficult situation as a UN Peacekeeper with…
Mental health care services are vital to the COVID-19 response
Meet Şerif, a university lecturer, clinical psychologist and mother to a young son. Şerif spoke to UNFICYP about the blurring boundaries of work and home life during the pandemic. As a new mother, she had initially welcomed…
Women health care workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 response
Meet Marilena, a nurse who works in a public hospital in Nicosia and a married mother with a two-year-old child. While most people are sheltering at home during the health crisis, healthcare workers remain on the frontline of…