UN Security Council to hold deliberations on Varosha
The UN Security Council will hold deliberations on Friday afternoon, during a closed session, to review a request filed by Cyprus to address the opening...
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Turkish Cypriots call Unficyp resolution ‘unfair’
The Turkish Cypriot said on Tuesday the UN security council resolution to renew Unficyp’s mandate was unfair as it allows the Greek Cypriot side to...
Unficyp raft resolution adopted by UN Security Council with minor changes (updated)
The UN Security Council unanimously renewed the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) mandate for another six months on Tuesday, without any objections and with...
Spehar briefs Security Council on Unficyp
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, briefed the UN Security Council members on Monday night on the UN Peacekeeping Force in...
Our View: Unficyp mandate shows change coming for status quo
How many times over the last 45 years has a Cyprus government expressed fears that the wording of a draft resolution of the UN Security...
Spehar to brief UN Security Council
Special representative of the UN Secretary general in Cyprus Elisabeth Spehar will later on Monday brief the UN Security Council about Unficyp activities before they...
Guterres recommends extension of Unficyp mandate (Updated)
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended the extension of the UN peace-keeping force’s mandate for six more months, until July 31 2020,...
Turkey says UNSC oversteps mandate in discussing Varosha
The UN Security Council’s decision to discuss the matter of Varosha in light of the state Turkish Cypriot intent to open it for settlement was...
Cyprus resorts to UN Security Council over Varosha
The UN Security Council is expected to plan within the next few days a discussion concerning the recourse of Cyprus in relation to Turkish threats...
Government to resort to Security Council over Varosha (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades has informed the representatives of the five permanent members of the Security Council of the government’s intention to resort to the UN...
Morphou residents call on security council members to find solution
A delegation of the Morphou municipality and residents from the town on Friday handed over a resolution to the five embassies of the permanent members...
Spehar hopes leaders will meet soon
UN Special Representative and Unficyp Chief of Mission Elizabeth Spehar hopes the two leaders meet soon after they both expressed a willingness to do so....
Cyprus welcomes Unficyp renewal, accuses Ankara of trying to create confusion
The absence of a solution to the Cyprus problem was on Turkey, which is obstructing the process because it has other plans, the government...
Discussions on Unficyp mandate renewal underway
Discussions for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate have started with the UN Security Council’s five permanent members, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Saturday....
U.S. wants U.N. vote Tuesday on Syria gas attack inquiry
The United States plans to call for a U.N. Security Council vote on Tuesday on a proposal for a new inquiry into responsibility for use...
Cyprus to resort to UN Security Council if Turkey drills in EEZ
President Nicos Anastasiades has not ruled out resorting to the UN Security Council if Turkey tries to drill for gas inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone....
More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta ahead of UN vote (Update 2)
A new wave of bombs struck Syria‘s eastern Ghouta district unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day...
Security Council agrees on draft resolution to renew UNFICYP mandate
The UN Security Council has concluded their informal consultations and agreed on the draft resolution regarding the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping...
UNSC permanent members should participate in future talks, spokesman says
The five permanent UN Security Council members are obliged to participate in talks to reunify Cyprus if they want a positive outcome, government spokesman Nicos...
Guterres yet to decide on next step for UN role in Cyprus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is going to have a number of consultations with all concerned parties before deciding on the next step on the...
