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Polymnia Glykeriou is part of a group of 24 Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who are working with UNFICYP to promote actions on environmental peacebuilding in Cyprus. She is one of the 86 young men and women who applied to join UNFICYP Youth Champions for Environment and Peace, an initiative…

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUS P.O. BOX 21642, NICOSIA, CYPRUS Today, the new Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, have confirmed their intention to meet for the first time on Tuesday 3rd November 2020. The informal…

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUS P.O. BOX 21642, NICOSIA, CYPRUS Today, the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, met for the first time as the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities. Their informal…

To mark the last day of the United Nations Police Week, eleven UNFICYP peacekeepers from the UN Police (UNPOL) were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus, in a ceremony held at the UN Headquarters in Nicosia today. The medals were presented by Elizabeth Spehar, the Special…

The Deputy Special Adviser (DSASG) / Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, held her first, bilateral meeting with Mr. Ersin Tatar as the Turkish Cypriot leader today. They discussed a variety of issues including the work of UNFICYP and the SG’s Good Offices…

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are happy to present a webinar session on environmental peacebuilding on 2 December 2020, at 16:00 Geneva / 17:00 Nicosia time. While environmental and climate change is affecting people…

Lieutenant Colonel Zaka Ullah UNFICYP Military Gender Focal Person The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is not just a single day and it is neither the beginning of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, but a firm commitment to leave behind the deep…

With the world’s attention focused on the COVID-19 crisis, World AIDS Day is a reminder of the need to maintain focus on another global pandemic that is still with us nearly 40 years after it emerged. Despite significant successes, the AIDS emergency is not over. HIV still infects 1.7 million people…

Anna Khodos UNFICYP Staff Officer-Personnel, UNPOL Headquarters The need to recruit, train and promote more female police officers is receiving far more attention than ever before. Women are having a positive impact on law enforcement practices, not only serving in their native countries, but also…

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) continues to work closely with the authorities to ensure that all relevant protocols to prevent and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 are strictly adhered to. From the earliest manifestation of the outbreak in Cyprus, UNFICYP put strict measures…

Fourteen UNFICYP peacekeepers were awarded for their service for peace in Cyprus in a medal presentation ceremony held at the Mission’s headquarters in Nicosia today. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar, presented the medals to the…

135 UN peacekeepers were honoured for their service for peace in Cyprus at UNFICYP’s winter medal parade which took place on 16 and 17 December. The Special Representative of Secretary General and Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, praised the peacekeepers for playing a vital role in…