UN Security Council expected to renew UNFICYP mandate on January 28
The UN Security Council is expected to hold a meeting to adopt a resolution on the renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate for another six months, on...
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UN Security Council calls on Turkey to reverse Varosha decision
The UN Security Council (UNSC) early on Saturday Cyprus time, called for a reversal of the decision by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot side to...
Anastasiades has informed Security Council, EU member states about Varosha
President Nicos Anastasiades last week wrote to the leaders of the permanent members of the UN Security Council informing them of Turkey’s moves regarding Famagusta,...
Security Council expresses full support for Guterres’ efforts over Cyprus
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis The UN Security Council on Thursday urged the two leaders to use Monday’s meeting in Berlin with the UN secretary-general to renew...
Security Council briefing on Cyprus on the same day as Berlin tripartite
A UN Security Council briefing on the Secretary-General’s Good Offices report on Cyprus will be held on November 25, the same day as the two...
Cyprus welcomes Security Council decision on Varosha (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his ‘utmost satisfaction’ on Thursday with the UN Security Council’s reaffirmation of previous Varosha resolutions. “I wish to express my utmost...
Security Council to discuss Varosha on Wednesday
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to discuss Cyprus’ appeal concerning plans by Turkey for the settlement of the closed-off town of Varosha...
‘Security Council should be resolute in addressing unauthorised use of force’
Small states with a longstanding and ongoing conflict, like Cyprus, absolutely rely on the effectiveness of the Security Council the Deputy Permanent Representative of the...
UN chief ‘regrets’ lack of progress, Unficyp mandate renewed (Updated)
By a unanimous vote, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted Resolution 2483 renewing Unficyp’s mandate for six more months. In the resolution, UN...
Lacroix meets Anastasiades in Limassol, will also meet Akinci (Update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday briefed UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Turkish drilling in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and efforts for...
Greek Cypriot negotiator in New York for contacts ahead of Unficyp vote
Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis is in New York to support the Cypriot permanent representation to the UN ahead of the secretary-general’s report on the...
Nicosia expects Security Council to continue backing Cyprus talks process
Nicosia expects the UN Security Council, which will discuss the report of the UN Secretary-General on his Good Offices in Cyprus later in the week,...
Tough US warning as Security Council renews Unficyp mandate
The US warned on Wednesday that the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus cannot be part of a landscape that lacks a path toward a political...
Unficyp mandate set to be adopted for another six months
The United Nations Security Council agreed on Tuesday on a draft resolution to renew the Unficyp mandate for another six months, while the final resolution...
Morphou residents ask UN’s P5 to aid Cyprus solution
Residents of Morphou on Wednesday made their annual round of the embassies of the five permanent residents of the UN Security Council (P5) calling on...
Security Council to discuss UNSG’s Cyprus report on October 30
A report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on his Good Office’s mission in Cyprus is set to be discussed by the Security Council level...
Unficyp to stay another six months but it could be the last chance
By Elias Hazou As the UN Security Council on Thursday renewed Unficyp’s mandate on Cyprus, the chief Greek Cypriot negotiator was cautioning that the current...
After hitch, Security Council expected to vote on Unficyp
All members of the UN Security Council gave their consent on Wednesday night to a draft resolution they had agreed on earlier in the day...
UN Security Council still undecided over Unficyp mandate
The UN Security Council had not reached a conclusion on the final draft of the Unficyp’s mandate by Wednesday evening, potentially delaying the vote. Security...
Security Council expresses support for Unficyp’s role
Members of the UN Security Council have expressed support for the role of Unficyp and the renewal of its mandate for a further six months...