#United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

The situation in the UN-controlled buffer zone near the bicommunal village of Pyla remains tense, with an increased presence of peacekeeping forces and continued monitoring by authorities on the ground. ...

The government condemned what it described as “serious violations by the occupation regime in the buffer zone” in the Pyla area, saying it is in constant communication with Unficyp and ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) said it has increased patrols and maintained a visible presence in the Pyla area following the observation of unauthorised entry by Turkish ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed major general Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam from Bangladesh as the new head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp). Alam ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday moved to play down the seriousness of the throwing of rocks and explosives across the buffer zone at Turkish Cypriots earlier in the week, ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) has stepped up patrols around the buffer zone near the Ledra Palace hotel after rocks were thrown across the buffer zone at ...

New signs have been placed to demarcate the buffer zone near the Nicosia village of Denia as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus’ endeavours to “reinforce the ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is “facing some challenges” in terms of the availability of resources after having had its budget cut at the end of last ...

By Khassim Diagne For many people in Cyprus today, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus – Unficyp – feels like a familiar part of the landscape. The buffer zone, the blue ...

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) has been operating through budget reductions and structural reorganisation, a UN report presenting the budget performance for the periods from July 1, 2024 to ...

The UN Security Council’s renewal of the UN peacekeeping force mandate has drawn sharp criticism from the north, with the ‘foreign ministry’ urging the UN to abandon the federal ...

The government has welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s decision to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) until January 31, 2027, reaffirming its support for renewed ...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted the resolution renewing the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for one more year, until January 31, 2027. There were 13 votes ...

Pakistan “has broken the silent process” of the United Nations security council’s renewal of the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp), President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “...

The United Nations security council’s vote on whether to extend the mandate of the UN’s peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for another year has been delayed until Friday. ...

The Security Council was briefed on Thursday night behind closed doors on the UN chief’s two reports on Cyprus, covering his good offices mission and Unficyp’s mandate. The ...

The foreign ministry expressed its disappointment on Wednesday over “the tendency of the UN to maintain an equal distance approach, resulting in the inaccurate and selective depiction of the realities ...

United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne is late on Tuesday expected to brief representatives of countries which contribute personnel to the UN’s peacekeeping force on the island (...

The budget of the United Nations’ good offices in Cyprus is to be cut by more than a third this year, with the proposed budget for next year $1.2 million (€1m) ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) be renewed for a further 12 months, until January 31, 2027, while expressing concern over ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday called for dialogue and said he had contacted the United Nations in the aftermath of an incident in the buffer zone earlier in ...

Greek Cypriot farmers were harassed and physically threatened by members of the Turkish army and police in the buffer zone village of Mammari on Tuesday. The attacked farmer, Gavriel Yerolemou ...

The United Nations special representative in Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, will brief the UN Security Council in closed consultations on January 15, 2026.  Diagne leads the UN peacekeeping force on the island, known ...

The Cypriot representation to the United Nations has submitted a letter to the security council decrying what it describes “violations” of Cyprus’ airspace and territorial waters by Turkey. The letter ...