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,...
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Present circumstances justify renewal of Unficyp mandate says president (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday he believed the report on the UN force in Cyprus would contain important events justifying renewal of its mandate....
Eighteen suspected hazardous areas in Cyprus declared mine-free
Unficyp on Monday announced the clearance of nine suspected hazardous areas each on both sides of the island, amounting to a total area of 210,882...
Educational seminar in Paphos
An educational seminar on the subject of the political history of Paphos and the role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, will take...
Furore over ‘TRNC welcome sign’ at Ledra Street crossing
Unficyp on Monday said it was liaising with both sides in Cyprus to address security concerns and ensure the status quo was preserved after media...
Unficyp warns hunters to stay out of buffer zone
Hunting in the buffer zone is strictly forbidden, Unficyp warned on Thursday, four days after the start of the hunting season. “Such activities in the...
Nicosia satisfied with Unficyp renewal resolution (Updated)
The foreign ministry on Friday welcomed the renewal of Unficyp’s mandate, a statement said about the resolution adopted on Thursday night. The ministry said that...
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...
Our View: For how much longer can we persuade Security Council to renew Unficyp mandate?
The biggest fear among Greek Cypriots related to the maintenance of the status quo on the island is the prospective withdrawal of Unficyp. The presence...
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...
UN peacekeeping chief in Cyprus
The UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was in Cyprus Tuesday evening in the framework of his regular contacts with peacekeeping missions. He was...
Nicosia scrambling to have ‘negative references’ removed from Unficyp mandate resolution
Nicosia was making contacts in New York to change negative references on the UN Security Council’s resolution on the renewal of the Unficyp, which provides...
Undersecretary-General for peace operations to visit
The UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is due in Cyprus next week, in the framework of his regular contacts with peacekeeping missions. The...
Nicosia unhappy UN chief did not go harder on Turkey’s EEZ violations
Nicosia would expect that the UN Secretary-General’s references in his report on Unficyp on the issue of hydrocarbons would reflect better recent developments within the...
Concerns over ‘recognition’ of north should not hinder cooperation, UN chief says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, though not explicitly naming the Greek Cypriot side, took a dig in his latest report at the preoccupation with citing potential...
UNSG recommends extending UNFICYP’s mandate for another six months
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended the extension of UNFICYP’s mandate for six months, until January 31, 2020 in recognition of...
Jordan joins the ranks of police-contributing countries to Unficyp
Jordan has joined the ranks of police-contributing countries to the UN peace-keeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp). Mutaz Hayajneh, the first United Nations Police (Unpol) officer...
President to meet Spehar ahead Security Council vote on Unficyp
President Nicos Anastasiades intends to have a meeting with the UN Secretary General’s Representative and head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar prior to her departure 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...
Two sides exchange murder suspects
Suspects wanted in connection with two murders on both sides of the divide were exchanged on Thursday between the south and north of the island...
