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UNFICYP often engages youth in various programs to promote peace and development. By giving young people the opportunity to act as peacekeepers, the UN not only amplifies their voices but also empowers them to contribute to…

Are you 18 to 30 years old and want to learn about environmental peacebuilding? Do you want to develop and implement an action to address environmental issues in an intercommunal team? Then this your opportunity to become…

Major Sania Safdar from Pakistan is the first peacekeeper from UNFICYP to receive the 2023 Certificate of Recognition for gender advocacy issued by the United Nations Department for Peace Operations in New York. The award was…

Digitalization is transforming our world, offering unprecedented opportunities to accelerate sustainable development. Digital technologies such as mobile devices, services, and artificial intelligence are instrumental in…

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…

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…

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. This…

Ahead of International Day of UN peacekeepers, UNFICYP’s Force Commander, Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri of Mongolia praised the dedication and commitment of UNFICYP peacekeepers participating in the mission’s annual…

This story is part of the “People for Peace” story series. More than two million peacekeepers have worked for peace under the UN flag, and they are not alone in their efforts: peacekeeping is powered by strong and diverse…

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…

Peacebuilding in Divided Societies Programme 2024 Fundamentals of negotiation and peacebuilding workshops February and March 2024 Are you between 18 to 30 years old and interested in learning the fundamentals of negotiation…