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  • Veterans from around the world visit UNFICYP to mark 60 years in the service of peace
  • UN empowers dozens of new Youth champions, from across the divide, for environment and peace in...
  • Top UN official welcomes third member of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP)
  • Proud to lead: 1st female UN peacekeepers from Slovakia takes charge in Cyprus
  • Apply for a workshop on intercommunal dynamics in Cyprus' mixed communities
  • UNFICYP harness the power of art and community artivism to mark International Peace Day in Cyprus
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UNFICYP marks 60 years in the service of peace

Today is an important and solemn occasion for UNFICYP. 60 years ago, on this very same day, the Mission was established by the UN Security Council, although no one would have ever imagined it would still have a presence on the island up until today. 

04 Mar 2024
UNFICYP marks International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Every year on 29 May, the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Peacekeepers to pay tribute to the women and men who serve and have served as civilian, military, or police in UN peacekeeping operations.

29 May 2024
UNFICYP hands over vehicle of fallen Sergeant Ian Ward to the Government of Australia

This morning, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, accompanied by UNFICYP senior leadership held a ceremony inside the UN Protected Area to handover to the Australian High Commissioner on the island, Fiona McKergo

30 May 2024
UN in Cyprus hosts seminar on cyber-crime in Nicosia

Today, the Technical Committees on Crime and Criminal Matters, with support from UNFICYP and the UN Good Offices Mission, held a cyber-crime seminar at Ledra Palace Hotel bringing together experts to discuss the growing threat of cyber-crime and ways to prevent falling victi

05 Jun 2024
Young peacemakers from across the divide inspire hope with commitment to peacebuilding across the island and around the world

UNFICYP often engages youth in various programs to promote peace and development.

10 Sep 2024
UNFICYP harness the power of art and community artivism to mark International Peace Day in Cyprus

On 21 September, UNFICYP hosted an ‘artvocacy’ event in Ledra Palace Hotel where two Cypriot artists, Ramadan Nalcıoğlu and Vicky Panagi, came together with young people from across the divide, activists and UN peacekeepers a

25 Sep 2024
Proud to lead: 1st female UN peacekeepers from Slovakia takes charge in Cyprus

“I’m proud to be the first women to lead the Slovak contingent in Cyprus as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus,” says Lieutenant Colonel Katarína Gargalíková.

26 Sep 2024
UN empowers dozens of new Youth champions, from across the divide, for environment and peace in Cyprus

In early October, the UN in Cyprus welcomed the new group of UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace, who joined the 4th edition of the programme on the island.

15 Oct 2024
Veterans from around the world visit UNFICYP to mark 60 years in the service of peace

This week, UNFICYP welcomed Canadian, Finnish, and Swedish veterans who served in Cyprus since the Mission was established in 1964.

12 Nov 2024
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Veterans from around the world visit UNFICYP to mark 60 years in the service of peace

This week, UNFICYP welcomed Canadian, Finnish, and Swedish veterans who served in Cyprus since the Mission was established in 1964.

12 Nov 2024
UN empowers dozens of new Youth champions, from across the divide, for environment and peace in Cyprus

In early October, the UN in Cyprus welcomed the new group of UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace, who joined the 4th edition of the programme on the island.

15 Oct 2024
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  • Top UN official welcomes third member of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP)

13 Jun 2024

  • Statement on the situation of migrants inside the buffer zone

02 Jan 2024

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