Young Cypriots are shaping the COVID-19 response with UNFICYP
The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus has been organising youth-led online discussions and helped form a young group as part of a bi-communal initiative on environment and peace. In 2020, UNFICYP organized a youth project…
Young Cypriots come together to discuss innovative business ideas
Young people are coming together and collaborating to tackle environmental and social problems with creative business ideas in Cyprus. The Famagusta Students Together, an entrepreneurship programme supported by UNFICYP…
UNFICYP awards UNPOL peacekeepers for their service for peace
Thirty-one UNFICYP peacekeepers from 11 contingents of 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…
Transcript of Press Conference by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the Informal 5+ 1 Meeting on Cyprus
Geneva, Switzerland The Secretary-General: Ladies and gentlemen of the media, thank you very much for your presence. At the moment in which we conclude the 5+1 talks on Cyprus here in Geneva, I want to express my deep…
Nurettin Karayegen: A student and avid photographer who turns to entrepreneurship to build ties with both communities
Nurettin Karayegen is part of a group of young Turkish and Greek Cypriot students who participates in an entrepreneurship programme entitled ‘Famagusta Students Together’, which students from both communities to discuss…
Olga Kyriakoudi: An aspiring barrister in human rights law seizes the opportunity to work with peers from both communities
Olga Kyriakoudi is part of a group of young Turkish and Greek Cypriot students who participates in an entrepreneurship programme entitled ‘Famagusta Students Together’, whereby students from both communities came together to…
Peacebuilding in divided societies workshops
Are you aged between 23-30 and enthusiastic in making a change in your community and in being active in peacebuilding? If yes, then these workshops are for you! As part of UNFICYP’s efforts to strengthen women’s perspectives…
Ozer Sahoglu: Empowering young people to advocate for a brighter Cyprus
Ozer Sahoglu’s recent selection for Europe's Migration Team of the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth is perhaps no coincidence. Since the age of 13, Ozer has been actively involved in peacebuilding activities…
The Secretary-General's message for the international day of UN peacekeepers
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Their…
Growing the intercommunal tree of innovation and social entrepreneurship
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is stepping up efforts to highlight the importance of young entrepreneurs working together to develop innovative approaches to the many challenges faced by communities…
Apply now to become a UN Youth Champion for Environment and Peace!
UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace, by the UN in Cyprus together with the British Council and the COOPower project As climate change is becoming increasingly visible in our daily lives, and unsustainable development…
Buffer zone gets its own cleanup on World Environment Day
To mark this year’s World Environment Day, UNFICYP personnel joined forces with the Athienou Municipality in the Larnaca area and along with a group of youth rolled up their sleeves clean up parts of the buffer zone in the…