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Bi-communal IMAGINE project kicks off
Press release on behalf of the Bi-communal Technical Committee on EducationNICOSIA, 2 June 2017 - The pilot application of the joint education project IMAGINE, taking place under the auspices of the...
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UNFICYP troops tussle for victory in Military Skills Competition
NICOSIA, 1 June 2017 – The annual summer edition of the UNFICYP Military Skills Competition, one of the highlights of the military component’s calendar, took place at the United Nations Protected Area...
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Australian Federal Police Commissioner visits UNFICYP
NICOSIA, 15 June 2017 - Today, the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Mr. Andrew Colvin, paid a visit to UNFICYP HQ as the country prepares to end 53 years of valued peacekeeping in...
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UNFICYP honours Australia’s long and distinguished service in Cyprus
NICOSIA, 16 June 2017 – On 26 may 1964, 40 intrepid Australian police officers joined UNFICYP, becoming pioneers of peacekeeping and the first of over 1,600 Australian police personnel to serve with...
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Bi-communal Choir for Peace in Cyprus turns 20
NICOSIA, 22June 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, attended the 20th anniversary celebration of the Bi-communal Choir for Peace in Cyprus, whose...
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Irish Police Commissioner visits UNFICYP HQ
NICOSIA, 23 June 2017 - The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána (the Irish police), Nóirín O'Sullivan, paid a visit to UNFICYP HQ today, where she met with the Special Representative of the...
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Recent recoveries at CMP excavations
NICOSIA, 29 June 2017 - On 29 June, a CMP excavation team located the remains of at least one individual in a military area in Deryneia/Derinya. The CMP’s bi-communal excavation teams are continuing...
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Bi-communal Festival in PYLA
More than 5,000 people attended the annual festival in Cyprus' only bi-communal village, Pyla , on 30 June and 1 July, enjoying a smorgasbord of food, drink, entertainment and shopping.Supported by...
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Sector 2 holds Medal Parade
3rd July 2017 marked a special day for 7 Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps Op TOSCA Group, as they received their well-earned United Nations medals in the service of peace, presented by the Force...
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Battle of the brains at bi-communal chess tournament
Strategy and problem-solving skills were on full display when the second annual Bi-communal Chess Tournament took place at Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN buffer zone. Held during the months of May and...
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Troops' service to peace recognised in Summer Medal Parade.
NICOSIA, 10 July 2017 – This Monday, under the setting Cyprus sun, 248 military personnel trooped across the UN flight hangar to receive awards in the service of peace.Officiating at the event were...
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UNFICYP Force Commander conducts inspections of sectors, units
17 July 2017 – Between mid-June and the first week of July, UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir conducted an operational evaluation of all the mission’s sectors and...
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Thrills and spills in the sun as UNFICYP holds Sports Day
NICOSIA, 18 July 2017 – At the crack of dawn on 7 July, the finest sportsmen and women in UNFICYP’s sectors started a long day of competition for the coveted title of 2017 UNFICYP Champions. Teams from...
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UN Security Council continues strong support for Cyprus, UNFICYP
NEW YORK, 18 July 2017 – The UN Security Council continues to show very strong support for the Cypriot communities on the island, and for a better future for all Cypriots, the Special Representative of...
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Investing in Famagusta’s heritage – Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage...
FAMAGUSTA, 27 July 2017 - One year after the first open meeting, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage returned to Famagusta last night, 27 July 2017, to meet with civil society networks,...
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Security Council Renews Mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in...
The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months today, while asking the Secretary-General to conduct a strategic review of...
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Troops' service recognised in Sector 4 medal parade.
FAMAGUSTA, 31 July 2017 - On Monday 31 July, outgoing troops from the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Serbia and Ukraine received medals in recognition of their professional service during their tenure with...
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Sector One holds medal parade
CAMP SAN MARTIN, 2 August 2017 - As the summer sun set on 2 August, troops from UNFICYP Sector One, in the west of the island, prepared to receive UN medals in the service of peace. The Special...
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Argentinian Air Force General visits UNFICYP HQ
NICOSIA, 8 August 2017 - Brigadier General Guillermo Gar, Commander of the 7th Aerial Brigade (Helicopters and Special Forces) of Argentina's Air force visited UNFICYP HQ on 08 August 2017, where he...
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Fallen Austrian peacekeepers honoured in Koshi memorial
KOSHI, 15 August 2017 - On 14 August 1974, three Austrian peacekeepers serving with UNFICYP, 1/Lt. Johann Izay, MSgt. Paul Decombe and Cpl. August Isaak, lost their lives in an air attack in the...
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