Spehar officially appointed as Special Representative
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Wednesday the appointment of Elizabeth Spehar of Canada as his new Special Representative and head of the United Nations Peacekeeping...
Lisa Buttenheim
Why International Women’s Day matters
By Lisa Buttenheim MORE THAN a century ago, a mass movement of men and women grew to demand women’s right to vote, hold public office,...
Cyprus agrees to appointment of former Norwegian FM as UN Special Advisor (updated)
Nicosia has given its consent to the proposed appointment of former Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide as special advisor to the UN Secretary General...
UN working on ideas to move Cyprus process forward (update: UNFICYP mandate renewed)
By George Psyllides The United Nations is working on ideas to move the stalled reunification talks forward, a senior official said on Wednesday. UN Secretary...
SC draft resolution on UNFICYP contains no surprises
The first draft of the Security Council Resolution for the renewal of the UNFICYP mandate presented by the UK, encourages the UN Secretary General “to...
Buttenheim: focus on the opportunities
By Stefanos Evripidou RESEARCHERS have raised initial calculations of a Cyprus peace dividend upwards, estimating that a solution could raise per capita incomes by approximately...
President warns of difficult hurdles ahead
By Jean Christou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades on Monday met the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Lisa Buttenheim, a day after he said indications for...
No sign of Downer at the talks
By Jean Christou CONSPICUOUS by his absence from Tuesday’s talks will be UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser Alexander Downer. Despite the fact that there has been...
Leaders’ meeting scheduled for Tuesday
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Derviş Eroglu will meet in the United Nations protected area of Nicosia at the Good Offices Mission on...
UNSC supports efforts to get a joint declaration
By Stefanos Evripidou and George Psyllides THE United Nations Security Council has expressed support for the process in Cyprus and for reaching a deal on...
A critical time in the peace process
By Stefanos Evripidou UN SECRETARY-General Ban Ki-moon was due to meet with his special adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer last night at a critical time...