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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. The six asylum-seekers are from Syria, Iraq and Eritrea and their transfer to Cyprus is part of the EU relocation programme agreed…
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…
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…
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…
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. This was my first…
Dialogue and participation bring Cypriots closer to a settlement
The U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) today ends a ten year, multi-million dollar initiative that has bridged differences and helped make the Cyprus conflict easier to solve by improving dialogue, communication and…
Mufti of Cyprus, Dr Talip Atalay prays at Hala Sultan Tekke with 1000 faithful
The Mufti of Cyprus, Dr Talip Atalay prayed at Hala Sultan Tekke on 23rd December 2015 together with 1000 faithful during a special pilgrimage on the occasion of the Mawlid ul Nabi / Mevlid, celebrating the birth of Prophet…
Joint Statement by the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades
Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader Mr. Nicos Anastasiades held the last leaders’ meeting of 2015. They evaluated negotiations since talks began on 15 May 2015 and expressed their…
Leaders visit the CMP Lab and record a joint appeal
Today, the leader of the Greek Cypriot community, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı, visited the CMP laboratory and met with the three CMP Members and many of the…
Leaders complete intense phase of discussions in November, agree to set up Technical Committee on Education
NICOSIA, 25 November 2015 - The Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akɪncɪ, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, met for the sixth time during a series of intensive sessions held in the month of November. In…