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From 24-26 July 2019, the Under-Secretary General (USG) for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, visited the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
On 3 July 2019, the Jordanian flag was raised at UNFICYP headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus, by Mutaz Hayajneh, the first United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer representing his country in the Mission.
On 12 June 2019, the UNFICYP Environmental Committee organized numerous activities to commemorate World Environment Day. The event included outdoor activities such as bicycle orienteering and a safety ride as well as a walk around the UN Protected Area in Nicosia, Cyprus.
On 11 June 2019, the last regular meeting of the NGO Networking Group was held at the Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia.
Two intercommunal Women’s Walks have taken place in Cyprus so far this year.
Today we honor more than one million men and women who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since our first mission in 1948.
We remember the more than 3,800 personnel who paid the ultimate price.
Platoon Sergeant Katarina Zahorska from Slovakia is UNFICYP’s first female photographer since the Mission’s inception in 1964.
Cathal McGeoghan hails from Ireland and started his policing career with An Garda Síochána (The Irish National Police Service) in 2004. He has held several roles in the past 15 years is currently assigned to uniformed patrol duties in Dublin.
Major Maarten Magee, from the United Kingdom, joined the British Army in 2006 to undertake the Regular Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 2007.
Vildana Sedo from Bosnia and Herzegovina has more than 22 years of experience in policing in her country. She has served in several UN peace operations, including Liberia, Afghanistan and Libya.