#United Nations (UN)

Promoting children’s rights, combating gender-based violence and advancing gender equality, as well as the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, are Cyprus’ core priorities as a member of ...

All that is needed for an agreement on crossings is political will, UNSG Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Colin Stewart, said on ...

Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head of the intelligence service, according to Reuters reporters and ...

“All parties” have given their consent for an enlarged meeting to be held on the Cyprus problem, according to reports on Monday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that a “brief ...

The possibility of creating a UN office in Cyprus, as an incentive for reaching a solution to the island’s national problem and to facilitate peace and security in the ...

By Aidan Hehir “Where is the UN?” is a question that has often been asked since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. As the death toll rises ...

The United States warned Iran at the United Nations on Monday that if it undertakes any further aggressive acts against Israel or US personnel in the region “there will be ...

A Turkish army officer allegedly threatened a farmer in Deneia on Monday afternoon, while he was tending to his field in the buffer zone. Deneia community leader Charalambos Alexandrou said ...

The UN Palestinian refugee agency called on Tuesday for a temporary truce to allow people to leave areas of northern Gaza as health officials said they were running out of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will on Tuesday convene the National Council to inform its members about the informal dinner he attended with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader ...

By Loukis Skaliotis A lot has been written about the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the recent anniversary of October 7, 2023 in mind. I have found two articles in the Guardian, one ...

Israeli attacks on the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said ...

With 167 votes in its favour, Cyprus was for the first time elected to a seat at the UN human rights council on Wednesday. “This is an excellent result for our ...

President Nikos Christodoulides clarified on Thursday that the upcoming trilateral meeting on 15 October will not have an open agenda. The President convened the National Council for October 7 at 11am am ...

The UN secretary general has invited the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus to an informal tripartite meeting in October, in New York, to exchange views on the course ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday had a working lunch with the five permanent UN Security Council members in New York where they discussed growing concerns over the region, as well ...

The United States and France are trying to hammer out an interim accord to halt hostilities between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah with a view to opening broader diplomatic talks, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Monday, during a meeting with UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, that he was ready for a meeting at any time, in the context of efforts to ...

A total of 51 personalities have signed a petition calling on the president of the Republic to appoint a person who will promote a proposal for the establishment of UN headquarters ...

Cyprus is committed to working together alongside all UN member states to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights on an equal footing, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, speaking ...

Cyprus has provided three possible dates in October for a trilateral meeting on the Cyprus problem. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the office of the UN secretary-general, in the ...

By Mike Brand, University of Connecticut World leaders will gather at the United Nations on September 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious ...

UN efforts are focusing on facilitating a joint meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in the presence of UN chief Antonio Guterres, with the Greek ...

Efforts are ongoing to arrange a tripartite meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next month. Sources close ...