News

Anastasia Antoniou: Meeting people from diverse backgrounds contributes to building bridges and breaking down stereotypes

A committed peace activist, Anastasia Antoniou is a young Greek Cypriot dedicated to peacebuilding and protecting the environment in Cyprus.

18 Apr 2023

Young Leaders in Action 2023 call for applications

Are you an individual or group aged 18–30 and interested in developing and implementing your project ideas on advancing gender equality and other issues that matter to you as young people in an intercommunal team?

10 Apr 2023

Winds of Change: The first intercommunal sailing initiative inspires young people to help build peace across the island

Winds of Change is a project that aims to bring together the first intercommunal sailing team to sail around Cyprus.

06 Apr 2023

Action for Peacekeeping: Inspiring women lead the way, using technology to boost UNFICYP operations in support of peace across Cyprus

Maria Trimithiotou has been working in UNFICYP since 1988. When she joined the engineering unit back then, the Mission barely made use of computers and most staff would depend on typewriters to prepare their reports.

08 Mar 2023

Türkiye Humanitarian Assistance

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) announces itwill collect humanitarian assistance (clothing, blankets,

11 Feb 2023

UNFICYP's Force Commander delivers funds to organisations across the divide

Today, UNFICYP's Force Commander, Major General Ingrid Gjerde met representatives of “The Kemal Saraçoğlu Foundation” and “The Friends of the Nicosia Children’s Home” at the Home for Cooperation in Nicosia to deliver funds raised during the Mission's end of year charit

10 Jan 2023

Action for Peacekeeping: Digital transformation underway in UNFICYP

In December, UNFICYP became the first United Nations peacekeeping mission to receive enhanced situational awareness capabilities with the launch of the Unite Aware technical platform and redesign of the Joint Operations Centre.

02 Jan 2023