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Technical Committee on Crime and Criminal Matters holds seminar on policing a federal country

In the context of the mandate given to the Technical Committees and in the absence of local experience about federal policing, the Technical Committee on Crime and Criminal Matters organized on the 17th of February at its Joint Contact Room in the buffer zone for its members a seminar on “Policin

17 Feb 2016

UNFICYP Sector Four Medal Parade

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Ms. Lisa Buttenheim, on 16 February awarded troops from UNFICYP’s Sector 4 on 16 February with UN medals for their work in Cyprus.

16 Feb 2016

Bringing the island's communities together through radio

The advent of the digital age has revolutionized how we communicate with each other, and how information is shared generally, creating opportunities that seemed unimaginable just a few years ago.

13 Feb 2016

UNHCR welcomes the relocation of asylum-seekers from Greece to Cyprus

The first group of asylum-seekers relocated from Greece arrived in Cyprus yesterday afternoon.

12 Feb 2016

Religious leaders of Cyprus visit the Laboratory of the Committee on Missing Persons and record a joint appeal

Today, His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Nova Justinia and All Cyprus and His Excellency Dr Talip Atalay, Mufti of Cyprus, together with the representative of His Eminence Archbishop Nareg of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church of Cyprus, His Excellency Archbishop Youssef Soueif of t

08 Feb 2016

Princess Anne visits UNFICYP's British troops in Nicosia

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne paid a visit to Cyprus on 4 February 2016, where she met British troops from her honourary regiment serving on the island as part of UNFICYP. Princess Anne also met the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in

04 Feb 2016

Kyrenia Shipwreck Gallery Upgrading to start soon

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission, the Honor Frost Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the startup of the project "Upgrading of the Kyrenia Shipwreck Gallery within the Kyrenia Castle” and the conservation of the most

02 Feb 2016

UN experts urge Cyprus to address migrant detention conditions, improve overall monitoring

Cyprus has seen many positive developments concerning the treatment of people in detention, but still faces several challenges, particularly regarding the independent monitoring of places of detention and the treatment of migrants, the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) has said a

01 Feb 2016

Remarks of the UN Secretary-General at the press encounter following a meeting with Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Cypriot leader and Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, Turkish Cypriot leader

Good afternoon – I just had a good meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the Turkish Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and my Special Adviser, Mr. Espen Barth Eide.

21 Jan 2016

Joint Statement by the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı

Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades held constructive deliberations on all of the outstanding issues and provided further guidance to the negotiators.

14 Jan 2016

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