Tatar to tell Lute: no recognition, no formal negotiations
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says he will tell the UN Secretary-General’s envoy Jane Holl Lute at their upcoming meeting that formal negotiations on Cyprus can only take place ...
Anastasiades to meet Lute on Tuesday
President Nicos Anastasiades will receive UN envoy Jane Holl Lute on June 22, it was officially announced on Saturday.
According to the press and information office, the meeting will take place ...
‘Lute will not recommend another informal meeting unless she sees common ground’
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, is continuing her consultations to see if there is any common ground to build on, a UN source told ...
US hikes its UN contributions for 2022, more money for Unficyp
The US State Department has proposed raising its contribution to UN peacekeeping by some $472 million for 2022, which will include an additional $5.8m for Unficyp, reports said on Saturday.
According to ...
Leveraging the power of youth for a better peace
By Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Over the past year, to be a United Nations peacekeeper in the field has meant adopting new levels of flexibility and resilience in the face of evolving ...
Guterres cites Cyprus issue as example of his tenacity in bid for reappointment
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted that conflict prevention and mediation was a key element of his activities and gave the example of the Cyprus 5+1 informal meeting that took place in ...
Leaders lay out their positions to Guterres in Geneva
By Evie Andreou in Geneva
The two leaders had the opportunity to each explain to UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres their visions for the future of the island during the ...
Norwegian Major General appointed new Force Commander of Unficyp
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the the appointment of Major General Ingrid Gjerde of Norway as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp).
Major ...
EU confirms will be present at Geneva talks
The EU will be present at the conference on Cyprus, convened by the UN, both in the initial phase in Geneva and in the next phase of in-depth negotiations, a ...
Our View: It is now tantamount to treason to back political equality
A date and venue have finally been set for the informal five-party conference by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The five parties will meet in Geneva from April 27 to 29 in ...
Cyprus to increase number of women in leading positions
Cyprus to increase number of women in leading positions for peace and security as part of the country’s first national action plan for women.
A plan to promote the ...
UN: it’s not our job to hand out ultimatums
The United Nations said Thursday it was not its job to hand ultimatums to parties involved in disputes.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric was taking questions about the upcoming 5+1 talks on ...
Anastasiades welcomes UN date for talks, wants to find common ground
President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he would participate in an informal meeting with the political will to find common ground with the Turkish Cypriots that would lead to substantive negotiations ...
Cyprus applies to join UN Human Rights Council
For the first time in its history, Cyprus is applying to join the UN Human Rights Council from 2025 to 2027, it was announced on Tuesday.
The Human Rights Council is an ...
UN ‘committed to Cyprus and its people’, Guterres says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the new permanent representative of Cyprus to the UN that the international organisation and he personally are “committed” to Cyprus and its people and ...
Anastasiades and EC President agree that EU is needed at Cyprus conference
President Nicos Anastasiades and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed that the EU needs to be represented at the informal meeting on Cyprus, which will be called ...
Nicosia ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of informal conference (Update 2)
Nicosia is cautiously optimistic ahead of an informal conference on Cyprus, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said, reiterating that Greek Cypriots rejected a two-state system as a solution, which is favoured ...
New Permanent Representative of Cyprus to UN presents his credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN, Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, presented his credentials to the Secretariat on Wednesday via the UN e-credentials system.
He is set to present his ...
Place and date of Cyprus conference still uncertain, Nicosia fears Turkish ‘games’ (updated)
The place and date of an informal five-party conference on Cyprus, which the UN Secretary-General intends to convene, remain uncertain, while Nicosia fears that Ankara is playing “games” with the ...
Anastasiades says ‘no question’ of consenting to change talks mandate
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said there was no question of him consenting to a change to the terms of the mandate regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem after ...
Dherynia mayor seeks funding to revitalise buffer-zone village of Strovilia
Dherynia municipality on Wednesday said it was looking at ways to keep the people who live in Strovilia in place and also increase the population of the area.
Mayor Andros ...
Neophytou: if UN initiative fails, Varosha will be lost in tsunami of developments
Unless the new initiative by the UN Secretary-General yields results, a “tsunami” of developments is expected in the summer that could see Varosha being lost, Disy chief Averof Neophytou has ...
Spehar to meet leaders separately on Wednesday
The UN Secretary General`s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar will hold separate meetings with President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday, ahead of a ...
Anastasiades to meet Lute Monday morning
President Nicos Anastasiades, will receive the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Jane Holl Lute, at the Presidential Palace on Monday morning, it was announced on Friday.
Lute is expected ...