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SRSG Spehar, Force Commander Humayun visit the bi-communal village of Pyla
Pyla, 24 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, and UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir...
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Annual Women’s Film Week gets underway
NICOSIA, 27 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and UNFICYP Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, made opening remarks at a reception to kick off of the 4th...
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SRSG Spehar meets Bi-Communal Initiative for Peace-UNITED CYPRUS
NICOSIA, 27 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and UNFICYP Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, and a number of UNFICYP personnel met with members of...
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Turkey donates 92,000 Euros to the CMP
NICOSIA, 29 March 2017 - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to Turkey for its donation of 92,000 EUR made today. This donation brings the Turkish financial...
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Force Commander conducts inspection in Sector One
CAMP SAN MARTIN, 30 March 2017 - UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir paid a visit to Sector One on 27 March 2017, where he conducted an inspection of the Sector along with...
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United Kingdom donates 124,000 Euro to the CMP
NICOSIA, 31 March 2017 - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to the United Kingdom for its donation of EUR 124,000 made today by H.E. Mr. Matthew Kidd, British...
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UNFICYP conducts training for new military & civilian liaison officers
NICOSIA, 31 March 2017 - One of UNFICYP’s key roles is to resolve incidents in the buffer zone at the lowest level through negotiation; liaison officers, whose main goal is to establish and maintain...
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Peace ‘incomplete’ without demining, UN chief says ahead of World Mine...
3 April 2017 – On the eve of the International Day for World Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Secretary-General António Guterres urged all Governments to remember landmines...
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Adapting UN peace operations to changing world a 'shared...
6 April 2017 – United Nations peacekeepers face a raft of challenges – terrorism, hostile host governments, floods of illicit weapons, and sometimes being deployed to places where...
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SRSG Spehar visits Kyrenia
KYRENIA, 7 April 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, visited Kyrenia on 7 April as part of her efforts to engage with civil society across...
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CMP signs cooperation agreements with the International Committee of the Red...
Nicosia, 10 April 2017 - The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus is pleased to announce the signing of two separate Memoranda of Understanding with the...
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UNPOL Medal Presentation
On Friday, 28 April 2017, UNPOL members lined up proudly to receive their UN Peacekeeping Medals from Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir. The Cyprus Police Band was on hand to provide...
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May Day bi-communal concert “Rock For Peace–Fight For Your Rights”
On the 1st May the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ms. Elizabeth Spehar joined Trade Union representatives from the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities to celebrate...
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SRSG Spehar joins PeacePlayers International - Cyprus for basketball match at...
NICOSIA, 6 May 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus & Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, today spent time with PeacePlayers International - Cyprus,...
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CMP visit to United Nations Headquarters
New York, 11 May 2017 - From 24 April to 5 May, two Cypriot researchers and the 3rd Member of the CMP searched confidential and publicly accessible United Nations archives from the 1963/4 and 1974...
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SRSG Spehar joins university students for bi-communal symposium on...
NICOSIA, 15 May 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, made opening remarks at a symposium on trust-building co-organised on 15...
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Memorial cross honouring M/Cpl Wolfgang Leeb undergoes restoration
18 May 2017 - Sector 4 engineers, in collaboration with the mission’s Austrian contingent, have completed the restoration of a cross honouring the memory of M/Cpl Wolfgang Leeb, who died in a tragic...
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INTERVIEW: ‘Our peacekeepers are saving lives every day’ – new UN...
22 May 2017 – With United Nations peace operations being carried out in highly complex environments and facing multiple challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres recently stressed the need to...
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Secretary-General António Guterres' message to mark the International...
"Investing in Peace around the World”For nearly 70 years, UN peacekeeping has proven to be one of the international community’s most effective investments in peace, security and prosperity. Demand for...
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UNFICYP marks the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
NICOSIA, 29 May 2017 - Every year, the UN marks the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, when we pay tribute to all the men and women who have served either as military, police or civilians and...
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