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Note to Correspondents: UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Communique
From 14-15 November 2017, delegations from 79 countries met in Vancouver, Canada, to re-affirm their commitment to United Nations peacekeeping. For over sixty years, UN peacekeeping has served as the...
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Religious Leaders of Cyprus meet on International Day of Tolerance
NICOSIA, 16 November 2017 - A High-Level meeting of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process (RTCYPP) took place on 16 November 2017, coinciding with the 22nd Anniversary of the International...
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – find out what it means to us! UNFICYP launches #Respect...
NICOSIA, 20 November 2017 – The importance of respect to our inter-personal relationships, and, by extension, our work, cannot be overestimated. This week, the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)...
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UNFICYP #Respect Campaign gathers steam
NICOSIA, 23 November 2017 - UNFICYP’s #Respect Campaign is well underway, kicking off with a Town Hall on Monday 20 November and then a series of talks on Wednesday 22 November at UNFICYP HQ.On Monday,...
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UN urges global action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all...
NEW YORK, 22 November 2017 - Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said...
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Launch of Educational Programme ‘Imagine’
NICOSIA, 28 November 2017 - The 'Imagine' programme that runs under the auspices of the Technical Committee on Education and implemented by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR)...
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UNFICYP personnel help spread the word about the 16 Days of Activism against...
As part of the global #16Days campaign, Relations & Liaison Assistant Netha Kreouzos, who works with UNFICYP’s Sector 2 Civilian Activity Integrated Office, talks to clients about the strong...
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11th Special Pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke
NICOSIA, 29 November 2017 - On the occasion of the Mawlid-al Nabi - a special pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke took place today, on the 29th of November. Mufti of Cyprus, H.E Dr Talip Atalay led prayers...
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Secretary-General's message for World AIDS Day
NEW YORK, 1 December 2017 - The world is well on its way to meeting the target of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Nearly 21 million people living with HIV now have access to treatment – a number that...
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UN Field Support signs first of its kind agreement with Bhutan that will...
The United Nations is grateful to the Royal Government of Bhutan for its pledge of a Force Protection Company to the United Nations Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (UNPCRS), following the...
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UNFICYP civil affairs officers continue to spread the word about prevention...
PYLA, 7 December 2017 - As part of the global #16Days campaign, Civil Affairs Officer Therapoulla Kalatha, who works with UNFICYP’s Sector 4 Civilian Activity Integrated Office, talks to clients about...
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Sector 1A emerges victorious in UNFICYP’s Winter Military Skills Competition
NICOSIA, 6 December 2017 – At the crack of dawn on 6 December 2017, some of UNFICYP’s most athletic troops braved the early morning chill to compete in the winter edition of the Mission’s Military...
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"UNFICYP's peacekeepers raise funds for local schools' peace...
On the 22nd November 2017, the British contingent of UNFICYP’s Sector 2 military component undertook a charity event at Ledra Palace Hotel in order to raise money for the Imagine inter-communal schools...
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UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING VISITS CYPRUS
Nicosia, 27 February 2018 – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrives in Cyprus tomorrow for a two day visit to the island. Mr Lacroix will...
View ArticleTHE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- VIDEO MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE...
An unprecedented volume of landmines and unexploded weapons contaminates rural andurban war zones, maiming and killing innocent civilians long after conflict has ended.Mine action is vital.Roads...
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VIDEO MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FORMINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION4 April 2018
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UNFICYP, partners launch first inter-communal women’s walk of 2018
On 5 May 2018, UNFICYP, in collaboration with the Centre for Visual Arts and Research, the Embassy of Netherlands, and the Consulate of Canada, organized an inter-communal women’s walk in Nicosia,...
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Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations concludes visit to...
On 11 May 2018, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for UN Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, concluded a three-day visit to Nicosia, Cyprus. Ms. Keita’s visit was focused on evaluating UNFICYP’s...
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Peacekeeper Profile: Ann-Kristin Kvilekval
Ann-Kristin Kvilekval from Norway initially joined her country’s police services in 1991; she now works at the Norwegian Police University College and handles all pre-deployment training for police...
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Peacekeeper Profile: Jay Sacco
As Visits and Protocol Warrant Officer for the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Jay Sacco from the United Kingdom interacts closely with a diverse range of stakeholders. Jay joined the British...
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