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World Wildlife Day: UNFICYP tackles illegal bird trapping in the buffer zone
Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean and lies on one of the main bird migration routes across the area. In the United Nations buffer zone alone, there are around 200 bird species out...
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Ninth anniversary of UNPOL officers from Slovakia in UNFICYP
Today UNFICYP marks the ninth anniversary of the United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers from Slovakia deployed with the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus.Speaking at a ceremony held in the United Nations...
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Green Mahalla: Young Cypriots take stock on environmental challenges on the...
As part of the Young Leaders in Action initiative, a group of six young Cypriots from both communities in Cyprus came up with “Green Mahalla”, a project to tackle environmental degradation and increase...
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Phoebe Coles: Incredible things can be achieved when we look at diversity as...
Phoebe Coles is a 25-year-old Cypriot who strongly believes that “incredible things can be achieved when we look at diversity as a strength and work all together for a sustainable, equal, safe, and...
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All in Cyprus: “An inclusive society with empowered women and youth is on the...
All in Cyprus is a new intercommunal advocacy group established during the Young Leaders in Action initiative, which provided a space for young Cypriots from both communities of the island to...
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SRSG Stewart joins women's walk and talk to mark international...
To mark international women’s day, the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) and the Turkish Cypriot University Women Association, organized a women’s walk and talk with Cypriot women from across...
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Aλana zine: Young people working together to support peacebuilding in Cyprus
Aλana zine was created by four young Cypriots who are taking part in the Young Leaders in Action initiative and were looking for new ways for dialogue and inclusion on the island. After participating...
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Ayse Biyikoglu: New bi-communal youth group steps up collaboration between...
Ayse Biyikoglu is a very active young Cypriot who finds time on her tight schedule as a PhD student in Psychology to promote the participation of women and young people in different social arenas....
View ArticleUNFICYP condemns attack on UN patrol vehicle
Nicosia - The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) condemns an attack by unidentified perpetrators against a UN patrol vehicle on the evening of Saturday, 21 May. The incident took...
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Abandoned dog learns how to “woof again” after being rescued by UNPOL from...
Meet OP, a Rottweiler sadly abandoned by his owner in the UN buffer zone. The mistreated dog was left to fend for himself in the grounds of an abandoned factory in Derynia, on the eastern side of the...
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Business and Networking Fair inside UN buffer zone brings communities together
On 24 June, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus organized a Business and Networking Fair inside the UN buffer zone in Nicosia. More than 200 people from all communities of Cyprus attended...
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Eleni Antoniou: Women were, are and will always be needed to bring...
Eleni Antoniou is a mother of three boys, a writer, a blogger, and a podcaster. She is vocal on issues of feminism and violence against women and the challenges that mothers face including raising...
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Gizem Kavaz: “Peace must be cultivated; we need to work for it everyday”
Gizem Kavaz is a Cypriot activist committed to promoting peace in Cyprus. She acknowledges that the path to peace can be hard to progress when the political rhetoric across the island is so divisive....
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Cyprus youth in conversation with UNFICYP’s Chief of Civil Affairs Section,...
On Tuesday 19 July, Fay Woolley, UNFICYP’s Chief of the Civil Affairs Section joined the second edition of the event series “Youth in conversation with…” at the intercommunal room in Ledra Palace, in...
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Slovak peacekeepers mark International Day of Peace in Famagusta
On 21 September, Slovak peacekeepers assembled in Camp of General Stefanik in Famagusta to mark International Day of Peace. At the ceremony, First Lieutenant Mário Hnát read a message from UNFICY’s...
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Apply now to become a UN Youth Champion for Environment & Peace
The UN in Cyprus and the British Council are pleased to offer for the third consecutive year the UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace programme that will focus on environmental peacebuilding...
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Message of the UN Secretary-General for the International Day for the...
Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world. Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member — and we know that other...
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Young people in Cyprus join the 3rd edition of the UN Youth Champions for...
More than 30 young people from across the island joined the UN’s environmental peacebuilding initiative in Cyprus called the “UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace programme”, now in it’s third...
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First local conference of youth hosted inside the UN buffer zone in Cyprus
On 1st and 2nd of October, UNFICYP’s Civil Affairs hosted the first group of young Cypriots who wanted to join hands and contribute to the fight against the climate crisis and increase the island-wide...
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Peacekeepers complete winter military skills competition
United Nations peace operations work around the world to promote and maintain peace and security, despite facing innumerable challenges while delivering on its mandates. In Cyprus, UNFICYP organizes...
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