Press Release

Latest press releases from UNFICYP, the Good Offices and the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus

  • The Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action - 4 April 2019
    27 Mar 2019 - The path towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development must be clear of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices. All people have the right to live in security, and not fear their next step. Mine action clears paths and creates safe...
  • Secretary-General's message on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2018
    30 Nov 2018 - U N I T E D   N A T I O N S                                    N A T I O N S   U N I E S   THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY 1 December 2018 Thirty years after the first World AIDS Day, the response to HIV stands at a crossroads. Which way we turn may define...
  • The UN Secretary-General's Message on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
    23 Nov 2018 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 25 NOVEMBER 2018   Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic.  It is a moral affront to all women and girls, a mark of shame on all our societies and a major obstacle...
  • Secretary-General appoints Major General Cheryl Pearce of Australia as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
    08 Nov 2018 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Cheryl Pearce of Australia as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
    Major General Pearce succeeds...
  • The UN Secretary-General's Message for UN Day
    24 Oct 2018 - United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter – the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of “we the peoples." Every day, the women and men of the United Nations work to give practical meaning to that Charter. Despite the odds and the...
  • UNFICYP Press Statement on International Day of Peace
    21 Sep 2018 - Nicosia, 21st September 2018 – As the world commemorates the International Day of Peace, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, highlighted the importance of people across the island working together towards lasting...
  • UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING VISITS CYPRUS
    27 Feb 2018 - Nicosia, 27 February 2018 – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrives in Cyprus tomorrow for a two day visit to the island. Mr Lacroix will meet with Government officials, local authorities and community...
  • Secretary-General's message for World AIDS Day
    01 Dec 2017 - NEW YORK, 1 December 2017 - The world is well on its way to meeting the target of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Nearly 21 million people living with HIV now have access to treatment – a number that should grow to more than 30 million by 2020. AIDS-related deaths and new HIV...
  • 11th Special Pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke
    30 Nov 2017 - NICOSIA, 29 November 2017 - On the occasion of the Mawlid-al Nabi - a special pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke took place today, on the 29th of November. Mufti of Cyprus, H.E Dr Talip Atalay led prayers at noon for 950 faithful of Turkish origin that cannot otherwise cross the...
  • Launch of Educational Programme ‘Imagine’
    28 Nov 2017 - NICOSIA, 28 November 2017 - The 'Imagine' programme that runs under the auspices of the Technical Committee on Education and implemented by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) and the Home for Cooperation (H4C) with the support of the UN Peacekeeping...

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