UNFICYP

Cyprus organized a photographic exhibition on 50 years of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).  The exhibition was held in New York on July 1 and its opening was attended by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé...

Major-General Kristin Lund has been appointed to head the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), the first woman promoted to the position. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made the announcement May 12. Norwegian Kristin Lund is the first woman to be appointed as...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the “crucial” role of United Nations peacekeepers over the past 50 years in preventing a recurrence of fighting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in Cyprus, and hoped both sides will continue to...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu meet on Tuesday morning, an UNFICYP press release issued here on Saturday says. According to the UNFICYP press release the two leaders will meet in the United Nations Protected Area...

As it has a number of times, the United Nations Security Council, citing its disappointment in the new breakdown in talks to reunify Cyprus, which has been divided since an unlawful Turkish invasion in 1974, has urged both sides...

Australia has always supported the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus and recognizes the Republic as the only legitimate authority on the island. Australian police officers have served continually as part of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force...

The United Nations Security Council today extended the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 January 2013, and reiterated its call for the leadership of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities to accelerate the pace...