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20 Dec 2024 - Farming near the ceasefire lines inside the UN buffer zone is strictly prohibited and risks provoking tensions. No farmer is ever granted permission to work near the ceasefire lines, such actions jeopardise the safety and security of both civilians and UN peacekeepers.
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27 Sep 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Mr. Colin Stewart, welcomes the arrival of Mr. Pierre Gentile, who assumed today his responsibilities as the new UN Third Member of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP). Mr. Gentile succeeds Mr. Paul-Henri Arni, who concluded his assignment with the CMP in August 2023.
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13 Jun 2024 - Maintaining security across the buffer zone and keeping the situation calm remain UNFICYP’s top priority.
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02 Jan 2024 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri of Mongolia as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Major General Batsuuri succeeds Major General Ingrid Gjerde of Norway, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her exemplary service and dedication.
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09 Oct 2023 - An understanding has been reached on arrangements that will resolve the ongoing situation on the Pyla/Pile plateau. A few modalities are still being discussed but the framework understanding will come into effect today.
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18 Aug 2023 - The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) condemns the assaults against UN peacekeepers and damage to UN vehicles by personnel from the Turkish Cypriot side this morning.
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17 Aug 2023 - The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is concerned by plans for unauthorized construction work by the Turkish Cypriot side inside the UN buffer zone, near Pyla/Pile. UNFICYP warned against unauthorized construction activities inside the UN buffer zone and underlined the importance of respecting the mission’s mandated authority.
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11 Feb 2023 -
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) announces itwill collect humanitarian assistance (clothing, blankets, food, water, etc.) from individuals and organizations in view of supporting relief efforts in Türkiye
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23 May 2022 - Nicosia - The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) condemns an attack by unidentified perpetrators against a UN patrol vehicle on the evening of Saturday, 21 May.
The incident took place at around 10pm inside the buffer zone, approximately three kilometers east of Geri/Yeri. The perpetrators fled towards the south in a vehicle.
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06 Dec 2021 - The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Mr. Colin Stewart, has arrived in Cyprus to formally assume his duties. Mr. Stewart will also be the Deputy Special Adviser to the Secretary-General (DSASG) on Cyprus.
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United Nations Peacekeeping
