Miscalculation in buffer zone ‘matter of time’
A military “game of chess” is being played out in the “silent battle ground” of the island’s buffer zone, Unficyp’s outgoing military chief has said.
In an interview ...
Record violations in buffer zone amid growing distrust, UN report says (Update 2)
In his latest Unficyp report on Cyprus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed his strong concerns over the ‘significant’ militarisation of the buffer zone which undermine Unficyp’s peacekeeping ...
President angered by UN stance on stranded buffer zone migrants
President Nikos Christodoulides hit out at UN Special Representative in Cyprus and Unficyp head Colin Stewart on Monday over statements the latter made about 28 migrants stranded in the buffer zone.
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Very concerned about increased militarisation of buffer zone – Unficyp chief
Unficyp chief and the UN Special Representative on Cyprus Colin Stewart said on Monday that he is concerned over increased militarisation of the buffer zone, seemingly caused by the stalled ...
EU Commission stresses right to asylum amid safety concerns for ‘buffer zone migrants’
The EU Commission is closely monitoring the situation of the ‘buffer zone migrants’ who continue to be stranded in the Green Line amid ongoing extreme weather warnings, it emerged on ...
‘Buffer zone migrants’ lead to clash between government and UN
Claims and counterclaims over jurisdiction of Green Line, but why now?
It has now been over a month that a group dubbed the ‘buffer zone migrants’ have been stranded within ...
Interior minister lashes out at UN over buffer zone migrants
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou hit out against the UN peacekeeping force (Unficyp) on Monday over the dozens of migrants stranded in the buffer zone for weeks.
The migrants from countries ...
UN agencies ramp up pressure over buffer zone migrants
The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) on Thursday said it was raising its concerns with the government of Cyprus over the “growing humanitarian situation” they are facing inside the ...
Buffer zone now free of mines, government says
There are now no land mines left within the buffer zone, sources said on Saturday.
Sources from the Cypriot government told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the Greek Cypriot ...
Govt hits back over UN concerns on migrants stranded in buffer zone
The blazing heat in Cyprus has increased concerns over the health and safety of a number of migrants stranded in the buffer zone for days, the UN warned on Wednesday, ...
How impartial can the UN in Cyprus really be?
Unficyp should have asked Turkey and UK to foot their bill as well as Cyprus and Greece
By Fahri Zihni
The United Nations (UN) has three key principles for its ...
UN envoy expresses hope for Cyprus resolution
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart said on Wednesday he still has hope that the Cyprus ...
Airport a relic frozen in time (photos, video)
Nicosia’s old barren airport has remained as a decrepit relic frozen in time, which authorities attempt to upkeep when necessary, CNA reported on Saturday after receiving a guided tour ...
Our View: Government boycott of UN reception defies all belief
It defies belief that the Christodoulides government boycotted the reception held on Monday by Unficyp to mark the 60th anniversary of its arrival in Cyprus. No representative of the government ...
Now or never: solve the Cyprus problem, UN says
Political courage to solve the Cyprus problem is in short supply, the UN’s special representative Colin Stewart said on Wednesday, in an appeal for relevant actors to take the “...
‘We’re still working on it’ – diplomats on prospects for peace in Cyprus
Diplomats past and present convened on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) and discuss prospects for peace in ...
Cyprus problem ‘is still solvable’
The Cyprus problem “is still solvable”, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s head Colin Stewart said on Monday.
Speaking at an event at the Ledra Palace hotel ...
Tatar decries UN Resolution 186 on Unficyp anniversary
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Monday decried the United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 on the anniversary of its passage.
The resolution, which passed through the Security Council on March 4, 1964, ...
President praises Unficyp’s 60-year role in peace building (Updated)
The significant role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) in efforts to “restore peace, stability, and international legality in Cyprus,” was hailed on Monday by President Nikos ...
Our View: Unficyp’s days are surely numbered
Sixty years ago on Monday the UN Security Council hastily established Unficyp, for a period of three months, to deal with the inter-communal fighting that broke out just before Christmas 1963. ...
Unficyp ‘continues to injustice Turkish Cypriot people’
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) “is continuing to injustice the Turkish Cypriot people,” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Saturday.
Speaking to the Anadolu Agency ahead ...
Urgent call to solve Cyprus problem on Unficyp’s 60-year anniversary
The UN peacekeeping force’s (Unficyp) 60-year presence in Cyprus serves as a sad and urgent call to “take the courageous steps needed” and move towards lasting peace, the force’...
Our View: Buffer zone solar park could become a mini-Cyprus problem
Concerns expressed by the government about the proposal of the European Commission for a bicommunal solar park in the buffer zone are perfectly justified. These were voiced after the EU ...
EU official discusses Cyprus problem with Unficyp
Director General of the European Commission’s DG Reform Mario Nava held a meeting with Special Representative and Head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart, ...