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On October 15th, the United Nations in Cyprus through the Office of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus (OSASG) hosted a unique event at the Chief of Mission Residence in Nicosia, a symbolic place in the Buffer Zone where peace talks have been held throughout the years. For the…

Your excellency, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, your excellency Mr. Ersin Tatar, Mr. Mehmet Ali Talat, Madam Sibel Tatar, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Good evening, a warm welcome to all of you to the traditional End-of-Year reception, under the auspices of the Secretary-General’s…

Nicosia, 11th December 2024 – The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH), has completed the conservation works at the mosque in the village of Kalavasos/Kalavason, within the framework of the “Support to cultural heritage monuments of great importance for Cyprus”, a project funded by the…

Nicosia, 5th December 2024 – The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH), has completed the conservation works at the Agios Georgios church in Flamoudi/Mersinlik, within the framework of the “Support to cultural heritage monuments of great importance for Cyprus”, a project funded by the…

Looking back over the year, in May 2024 over 60 Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot artists, academics and experts came together under the auspices of of Office of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus at the Technical Committee on Culture’s Connecting Arts 2 event and engaged in…

Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, met under the auspices of the Special Representative and Deputy Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Mr. Colin Stewart, to take stock of the state of discussions so far…

On 10 February, the UN Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, visited Cyprus and held several meetings. She met with the Turkish Cypriot leader, H.E. Ersin Tatar and the Greek Cypriot leader, H.E. Nikos Christodoulides regarding the…

17 February 2016 – The United Nations and the Government of Colombia today announced the launch of a new multi-partner trust fund in the country’s capital, Bogotá, to respond to stabilization and peacebuilding needs. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric noted that the Fund will be managed by the…

9 March 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jean Arnault of France as the head of the United Nations political mission that will be deployed in Colombia. In his new capacity, Mr. Arnault, who has been leading the preparations for the future deployment of the…

13 March 2016 – The United Nations political mission that is being deployed in Colombia will be an “unprecedented experience” in the country, as well as in the history of UN ceasefire observations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. In an opinion piece published this week in the Colombian…

19 March 2016 – Hostilities in Colombia have disrupted the lives of more than a quarter of a million children since peace talks began three years ago, the United Nations children's agency today reported. Of that figure, nearly 230,000 have been displaced and an estimated 1,000 children were used or…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today's announcement of the launching of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), following the signing of an agreement between the parties. “At a time when peace talks between the Government of…