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Opening Remarks by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in...
Excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends,It is my great pleasure to welcome you to UNFICYP’s Global Open Day on Women, Peace and Security in Cyprus. We are...
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SRSG Spehar briefs UN Security Council on developments in Cyprus
On 23 January 2017, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), joined H.E. Mr. Olof Skoog, Permanent...
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Security Council approves six-month extension of UN peacekeeping mission in...
26 January 2017 – Welcoming the progress thus far in negotiations led by Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders, as well as ongoing efforts, the United Nations Security Council today encouraged the...
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UNFICYP holds annual Winter Medal Parade
2 February 2017 - On Thursday 2nd February 2017, the UN Flight hangar hosted UNFICYP’s annual military Winter Medal Parade. 226 peacekeepers from all three Sectors and from HQ support units proudly...
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Sector One troops receive medals in recognition of service
7 February 2017 - Following UNFICYP’s Winter Medal Parade on 2 February, it’s time for the Sectors to hold their medal parades. First up was Argentina-led Sector One, which held its parade...
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SRSG Spehar joins One Billion Rising event in Nicosia
Nicosia, 11 February 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in #Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, joined women and men for the ONE Billion Rising- Nicosia event at Faneromeni Square to...
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CMP discovers misidentification
Nicosia, 11 february 2017 - The CMP has recently finalized the analysis of a set of remains that had been exhumed in 2015. DNA analysis of these remains, conducted by Bode Cellmark Forensics in...
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SRSG Spehar delivers keynote address at 12th Annual Session of the...
12 February 2017 - Today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, presented the keynote address to the closing of the 12th Annual Session...
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UNFICYP Head of Mission and Force Commander visit Sectors
17 February 2017 - Despite heavy schedules, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and UNFICYP Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, and Force Commander Major General Mohammad...
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UNFICYP warns against hunting in the buffer zone
Nicosia, 24 February 2017 – Big Game Hunting Season started on 3 November 2016. UNFICYP would like to remind hunters that hunting in the buffer zone is strictly prohibited. Entering the buffer zone...
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SRSG Spehar visits Eastern Mediterranean University
Famagusta, 24 February 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, visited Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusta on 24...
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Sector Four troops receive medals for service
Famagusta, 24 February 2017 - UNFICYP’s Slovakia-led Sector Four held a medal parade at the Sector HQ, Camp General Stefanik, named for Milan Rastislav Štefánik, one of the founders of the...
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CMP Members meet with Missing Persons Family Representatives
The three Members of the Committee on Missing Persons, Mr. Paul-Henri Arni, Ms. Gülden Plümer Küçük and Mr. Nestoras Nestoros. (File photo)Nicosia, 1 March 2017 - Today, the three Members of the...
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Sector Two troops receive medals in the service of peace
2 March 2017 - UN peacekeepers from UNFICYP Sector 2’s 4 LANCS were honored for their service to the cause of peace in Cyprus at a Medal Parade held at Ledra Palace Hotel on 2 March 2017. The outgoing...
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New website on conduct and discipline in UN missions
A main concern for United Nations Peacekeeping over the years has been combating and preventing sexual exploitation and abuse in our field missions. Along with education and training,...
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Secretary-General's Message on International Women's Day 2017
New York, 8 March 2017 - Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted...
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The Secretary-General’s Report on Special Measures for Protection from...
New York, 9 March 2017 - The Secretary-General today released his report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach for...
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#NOTATARGET: UN staff in Cyprus observe a minute's silence in solidarity...
Led by UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir UN staff in Cyprus today observed a minute’s silence in solidarity with the people of Syria, where...
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SRSG Spehar, Force Commander Humayun visit the Karpas
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, and UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir, travelled on 17 March to the Karpas, where...
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SRSG Spehar participates in workshop on women's political...
Famagusta, 22 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, today participated in a workshop titled “Women’s Political Decision-Making in...
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