#United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

A virtual walk at the old Nicosia Airport is now possible thanks to a project titled Recapturing the Spirit of the Old Nicosia Airport by the Cyprus Institute. The institute ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has ordered an immediate investigation into media allegations that two members of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus caused damages and misbehaved at Glapsides beach ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has said that measures will be taken following the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus – stating that their approval must also ...

Turkey’s foreign ministry has characterised the decision by the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus as “unfair and unrealistic”. “The failure ...

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) by another six months up to January 31 of next year. ...

Hundreds of protesters attacked a United Nations peacekeeping force’s warehouse and looted offices on Monday in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, demanding that the mission leave ...

On Monday, the UN security council held closed consultations on the peacekeeping force of the international organization in Cyprus, UNFICYP, under the chairmanship of Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ambassador Ronaldo ...

The ongoing stalemate between Greek and Turkish Cypriots painted a glum outlook for how things are shaping up for the future of the island and its people, during closed-door consultations ...

Bilateral relations, the need to increase the energy independence of the European Union and their views on migration were among the issues discussed during talks between President Nicos Anastasiades and ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the leaders in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the two ...

A United Nations envoy to lead engagement with the parties could provide critical support, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said in his Good Offices mission to Cyprus report. “While ...

Unficyp on Monday condemned an attack by unidentified people against a UN patrol vehicle on Saturday evening. The incident took place at around 10pm inside the buffer zone, approximately three ...

Unficyp will raise the decision taken by Turkish Cypriot authorities to open another stretch of beach in Varosha with the Security Council, spokesperson for the peacekeeping force Aleem Siddique said ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday attended an event hosted by Unficyp at Nicosia Airport, under the aegis of Special Representative and Head of the ...

Unficyp chief Colin Stewart on Monday discussed measures to restore hope in the prospect of a comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus problem with main opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou. In ...

Unficyp on Saturday said that five Ukrainian members of the UN peacekeeping force are due to be repatriated as the war in their homeland continues. Spokesperson for the UN Secretary ...

Three fallen Austrian peacekeepers who died in 1974 were honoured by Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides and his Austrian counterpart Klaudia Tanner, on a visit to Cyprus, on Tuesday. A ceremony took ...

The two Cypriot leaders have agreed on an action plan to ensure a more “equal and meaningful” participation of women in the peace process, the UN said on Wednesday. A ...

UNSG special representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, will hold separate meetings on Tuesday with president Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar. Anastasiades will receive Stewart at 11am at ...

British army peacekeepers were praised for rescuing eight puppies in the buffer zone on Monday morning, with a video posted online showing a helpless pup being lifted to safety. The ...

The Cyprus government says references included in a resolution, adopted on Thursday by the UN Security Council, extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNIFCYP) until July 31, 2022, improve ...

The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate for the peacekeeping force in Cyprus Unficyp until July 31, 2022 but expressed regret over the lack of progress in restarting formal negotiations, ...

President Anastasiades expressed the hope that the UN Security Council resolution for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate would include the things that were missing from the report of the ...

The United Nations Security Council expects that Secretary General Antonio Guterres will submit by January 3, 2022 his reports on his Good Offices and Unficyp according to Resolution 2587 (2021) of July 29, 2021 on the ...