Peacekeepers awarded for their service during medal parade ceremony in Famagusta
On 26 August, 41 Slovak peacekeepers from Sector Four were awarded for their contributions to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. The event took place in their headquarters, in Famagusta.UNFICYP’s...
View ArticleChilean peacekeepers depart from UNFICYP after years of contribution
Today, UNFICYP held a flag-lowering ceremony for Chile to pay tribute to the country for its dedication and commitment to furthering the cause of peace in Cyprus. The event was attended by peacekeepers...
View ArticleBritish peacekeepers from Sector Two awarded for their service in Cyprus
On 1st September one hundred and two UNFICYP peacekeepers based in Sector Two were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus. The medals were presented by the Force Commander, Major...
View ArticleUNFICYP and Youth Champions roll up sleeves on World Cleanup Day
To mark World Cleanup Day, observed on 19 September, UNFICYP personnel including its Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, rolled up their sleeves together with the UNFICYP Youth Champions for...
View ArticleMobile Force Reserve peacekeepers awarded for their service
Today, sixty-seven UNFICYP peacekeepers from the Mobile Force Reserve (MFR) Unit were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus. The medals were presented by the Force Commander, Major...
View ArticleUNFICYP peacekeepers recognized for their service in Cyprus
In September and October, UNFICYP underwent its bi-annual rotation, during which the Force’s troop contributing countries rotate their contingents on the island. Major General Cheryl attended the...
View ArticlePolymnia Glykeriou: A young woman with big aspirations for the environment...
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...
View ArticleStatement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUSP.O. BOX 21642, NICOSIA, CYPRUSToday, the new Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, have...
View ArticleStatement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUSP.O. BOX 21642, NICOSIA, CYPRUS Today, the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, met for the...
View ArticleUNPOL peacekeepers awarded for their service in Cyprus
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...
View ArticleUN DSASG holds bilateral meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader
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...
View ArticleUNFICYP and UNEP to host webinar on environmental peacebuilding
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...
View ArticleWe stand united for the elimination of violence against women
Lieutenant Colonel Zaka UllahUNFICYP Military Gender Focal PersonThe International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is not just a single day and it is neither the beginning of 16 days...
View ArticleThe Secretary-General’s message on World AIDS Day
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....
View ArticleThe role of female peacekeepers in law enforcement
Anna KhodosUNFICYP Staff Officer-Personnel, UNPOL HeadquartersThe need to recruit, train and promote more female police officers is receiving far more attention than ever before. Women are having a...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update
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...
View ArticleUNFICYP awards peacekeepers for their service for peace
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...
View ArticlePeacekeepers honoured at UNFICYP’s winter medal parade
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...
View ArticleForce Protection Unit awarded for their contribution for peace
Peacekeepers from UNFICYP’s Force Protection Unit were awarded for their service for peace in Cyprus at a medal presentation parade in UN Headquarters in Nicosia today. Nineteen peacekeepers from the...
View ArticleUNFICYP bids farewell to Force Commander Major General Cheryl Peace
Today, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) underwent a transfer of authority ceremony of Force Commander Major General Cheryl Pearce to the Mission’s Chief of Staff Colonel Neil...
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