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Secretary-General's Message on International Women's Day 2017

New York, 8 March 2017 - Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed.

08 Mar 2017

New website on conduct and discipline in UN missions

A main concern for United Nations Peacekeeping over the years has been combating and preventing sexual exploitation and abuse in our field missions.

Along with education and training, transparent and easy access to information is important to strictly enforce UN standards of conduct.

08 Mar 2017

Sector Two troops receive medals in the service of peace

2 March 2017 - UN peacekeepers from UNFICYP Sector 2’s 4 LANCS were honored for their service to the cause of peace in Cyprus at a Medal Parade held at Ledra Palace Hotel on 2 March 2017.

02 Mar 2017

CMP Members meet with Missing Persons Family Representatives

Nicosia, 1 March 2017 - Today, the three Members of the Committee on Missing Persons, Ms. Gülden Plümer Küçük, Mr. Nestoras Nestoros and Mr. Paul-Henri Arni, met with representatives of associations representing the families of missing persons.

01 Mar 2017

UNFICYP warns against hunting in the buffer zone

Nicosia, 24 February 2017 – Big Game Hunting Season started on 3 November 2016. UNFICYP would like to remind hunters that hunting in the buffer zone is strictly prohibited.

24 Feb 2017

Sector Four troops receive medals for service

Famagusta, 24 February 2017 - UNFICYP’s Slovakia-led Sector Four held a medal parade at the Sector HQ, Camp General Stefanik, named for Milan Rastislav Štefánik, one of the founders of the Slovak Republic.

24 Feb 2017

SRSG Spehar visits Eastern Mediterranean University

Famagusta, 24 February 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, visited Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusta on 24 February 2017, in her continued efforts to engage with civil society across the island.

24 Feb 2017

UNFICYP Head of Mission and Force Commander visit Sectors

17 February 2017 - Despite heavy schedules, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and UNFICYP Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, and Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir recently found time to visit all three of the Mission’s Sectors.

18 Feb 2017