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On 4 June 2018, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar, accompanied by Maarten Verway from the European Union Commission; the Nicosia mayors; and the Environmental Technical Committee co-heads, participated in a walk along the Pedieos River, in Nicosia. Photo by Daniel Dobrovsky, UNFICYP.

On 26 October 2018, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, met at the Chief of Mission residence in the United Nations Protected Area (UNPA) under the auspices of Special Representative/Deputy Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar. Photo by Katarina Zahorska, UNFICYP.

A snapshot from the opening of the crossing points at Lefka/Aplici and Deryneia/Derinya on 12 November 2018 as announced by the Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders. Photo by Konstantinos Stergiopoulos & Antonis Farmakas, UN.

4 December 2018 was a proud day for Pakistan in Cyprus as the Pakistani flag was raised to join the ranks of UNFICYP's Troop Contributing Countries. Photo by Katarina Zahorska, UNFICYP.

Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, is photographed meeting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General/Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar, and the Mission's Force Commander, Major-General Mohammad Humayun Kabir in Nicosia. Photo by Daniel Dobrovsky, UNFICYP.

On 10 December 2018, to mark Human Rights Day as well as the end of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign, and within the framework of its Women’s Film Days initiative, the UN Country Team held a screening of the film Banaz, a Love Story followed by an engaging panel discussion with civil society representatives. Photo by Katarina Zahorska, UNFICYP.

UNFICYP holds workshop on gender equality at PeacePlayers International-Cyprus summer camp

On 19 June 2018, UNFICYP’s Gender Advisor and Civil Affairs team held a workshop on gender equality with some 25 young leaders participating in the PeacePlayers International-Cyprus summer camp, which included 60 youth representing both communities in Cyprus, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, So

02 Jul 2018

UNMAS trains UNFICYP personnel on Improvised Medical Techniques

From 4-15 June 2018, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) conducted four sessions of its Improvised Medical Techniques (IMT) training course for UNFICYP’s military and police personnel.

18 Jun 2018

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