Our View: Government posturing repeated over ‘violations’ of buffer zone
Calm appears to have returned to the buffer zone in the Pyla area, Unficyp having taken control of the situation. Much was made by the Cyprus government of the incursion ...
UN security council ‘briefed’ on Pyla developments
The United Nations security council has been briefed on the latest developments in the buffer zone village of Pyla, according to reports on Thursday.
The Cyprus News Agency reported that ...
Calm prevails in Pyla, UN, Erhurman say
Calm is prevailing in the buffer zone village of Pyla after reports of “tensions” between the island’s two sides and the United Nations earlier in the day, Turkish Cypriot ...
EU report calls on Turkey to ‘give space’ to Turkish Cypriots to act politically
The European Parliament has in its latest annual report called on Turkey to “give the Turkish Cypriot community the necessary space” to chart its own political course.
The report was ...
Tensions persist in Pyla buffer zone as UN steps up presence
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.
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Government condemns ‘violations’ in Pyla buffer zone as Unficyp rejects north claims
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 ...
UN peacekeepers step up patrols in Pyla over buffer zone breach
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 ...
Guterres appoints new Unficyp commander
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 ...
The Turks are specialists in exaggeration, says Fitiris after rocks thrown
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, ...
UN steps up patrols in area where rock-throwing incident took place
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 demarcate buffer zone near Denia, deter tulip visitors
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 ...
Unficyp ‘facing some challenges in terms of availability of resources’
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 ...
Unficyp at 62: why peacekeeping still matters for Cyprus
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 ...
Unficyp report: budget cuts for a leaner force
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 ...
‘Foreign ministry’ in north repeats calls for ‘two states’ after mandate renewal
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 ...
Nicosia welcomes renewal of Unficyp mandate
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 ...
UN Security Council renews Unficyp’s mandate
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 ...
Christodoulides says Pakistan ‘broke silent process’ over Unficyp mandate renewal
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.
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Vote to renew Unficyp mandate delayed until Friday
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.
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Envoy briefs Security Council on UN reports for Cyprus
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 ...
Foreign ministry ‘disappointed’ over UN stance in reports
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 ...
Diagne to brief Unficyp contributing countries in New York
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 (...
UN Cyprus good offices budget to be cut by more than a third
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 chief urges renewal of Unficyp mandate, flags violations in buffer zone
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 ...