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Peace ‘incomplete’ without demining, UN chief says ahead of World Mine Awareness Day

3 April 2017 – On the eve of the International Day for World Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Secretary-General António Guterres urged all Governments to remember landmines and explosive remnants of war when discussing peace agreements or when sending urgent humanitarian aid to confl

03 Apr 2017

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.

01 Apr 2017

UNFICYP conducts training for new military & civilian liaison officers

NICOSIA, 31 March 2017 - One of UNFICYP’s key roles is to resolve incidents in the buffer zone at the lowest level through negotiation; liaison officers, whose main goal is to establish and maintain good relationships with their counterparts to solve the incidents by peaceful means, are among the

31 Mar 2017

Force Commander conducts inspection in Sector One

CAMP SAN MARTIN, 30 March 2017 - UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir paid a visit to Sector One on 27 March 2017, where he conducted an inspection of the Sector along with Deputy Chief-of-Staff in charge of Ops Support, Lt. Col.

30 Mar 2017

Turkey donates 92,000 Euros to the CMP

29 Mar 2017

Annual Women’s Film Week gets underway

NICOSIA, 27 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and UNFICYP Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, made opening remarks at a reception to kick off of the 4th annual Women’s Film Week, held at the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia on 27 March 2017.

27 Mar 2017

SRSG Spehar meets Bi-Communal Initiative for Peace-UNITED CYPRUS

NICOSIA, 27 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and UNFICYP Head of Mission, Ms.

27 Mar 2017

SRSG Spehar, Force Commander Humayun visit the bi-communal village of Pyla

Pyla, 24 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, and UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir visited Pyla today, where they had an opportunity to meet with the Greek Cypriot Mukhtar, Mr.

24 Mar 2017