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Security Council Renews Mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for 6 Months
The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months today, while asking the Secretary-General to conduct a strategic review of the mission. Unanimously adopting resolution 2369 (2017), the Council extended UNFICYP’s mandate until…
Recent recoveries at CMP excavations
NICOSIA, 29 June 2017 - On 29 June, a CMP excavation team located the remains of at least one individual in a military area in Deryneia/Derinya. The CMP’s bi-communal excavation teams are continuing excavations at Voni/Gökhan, Bogazi/Boğaz and Kontemenos/ Kılıçarslan which are within military…
Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
NEW YORK, 18 June 2017 - Today we pay tribute to the women, girls, men and boys who have suffered the atrocity of sexual violence in conflict, and we reaffirm our global commitment to eliminate this scourge. Rape and sexual violence in conflict are tactics of terrorism and war, used strategically to…
Bi-communal IMAGINE project kicks off
Press release on behalf of the Bi-communal Technical Committee on Education NICOSIA, 2 June 2017 - The pilot application of the joint education project IMAGINE, taking place under the auspices of the Bi-Communal Technical Committee of Education and implemented by the Association for Historical…
CMP visit to United Nations Headquarters
New York, 11 May 2017 - From 24 April to 5 May, two Cypriot researchers and the 3rd Member of the CMP searched confidential and publicly accessible United Nations archives from the 1963/4 and 1974 periods for information that could aid the discovery of possible burial sites of missing persons. Their…
CMP signs cooperation agreements with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Argentinian Forensic Anthropology Team
Nicosia, 10 April 2017 - The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus is pleased to announce the signing of two separate Memoranda of Understanding with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Argentinian Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF). Building on a cooperation with the ICRC…
United Kingdom donates 124,000 Euro to the CMP
NICOSIA, 31 March 2017 - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to the United Kingdom for its donation of EUR 124,000 made today by H.E. Mr. Matthew Kidd, British High Commissioner to Cyprus, during a visit to the CMP Anthropological Laboratory. This brings…
Turkey donates 92,000 Euros to the CMP
NICOSIA, 29 March 2017 - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to Turkey for its donation of 92,000 EUR made today. This donation brings the Turkish financial assistance to the CMP to a total of EUR 826,000 over the past ten years. This donation to the CMP…
The Secretary-General’s Report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach
New York, 9 March 2017 - The Secretary-General today released his report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach for consideration by the General Assembly. During his first week in office, in January 2017, the Secretary-General established a diverse High…
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. Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they…