UN in Cyprus

The SG's Personal Envoy convened Coordinators of the 13 Technical Committees @WiltonPark, United Kingdom (18–20 Feb), with Cypriot & international experts to advance trust-building initiatives benefiting all Cypriots. Sincere thanks to the @FCDOGovUK for its strong support.

Today, 75 peacekeepers from 🇸🇰 Slovakia based in Sector 4 were awarded UN medals for their #service4peace in Cyprus.

Their responsibility is to patrol & monitor activity along 65 km of the #bufferzone on the east coast of the island. We thank them for their dedication and for #serving4peace. 🌍🕊️

Top UN official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, held a positive meeting this morning with the Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in Cyprus, George III. Constructive dialogue and interfaith cooperation are vital pillars for peace and harmony on the island. 🕊️ #A4P

📸 UNFICYP/Peter Šulgan

The Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in #Cyprus (UNFICYP), Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri, speaks to United Nations News as his tenure comes to an end.

Are you between 18-30 years old? Then don't miss this opportunity! 🕊️

Want to meet young people from across #Cyprus, break down stereotypes, gain real skills in civic engagement & peacebuilding?

🗓️ 28 Feb – 1 March 2026
📍 Ledra Palace

No experience needed.

Apply: forms.office.com/e/qJJx8jiy9q

This afternoon, top United Nations official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, welcomed the Ambassador of #Italy, Antonella Cavallari for a briefing on #UNFICYP's peacekeeping efforts on the island. She also met some of our Italian 🇮🇹 UNPOL officers #serving4peace. 🕊️ #A4P

Are you between 18–30 & interested in dialogue, gender equality, & building trust across communities?

Join a unique 2-day programme with interactive activities, dialogue, and learning.

📍 Ledra Palace
🗓️ 28 February &1 March, 2026

Time: 10:00 – 16:00

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Rebels with a cause: How Cypriot youth are building peace, one birdhouse at a time | United Nations Peace Operations They describe themselves as “rebellious with a heart of gold.” They were strangers who “dared” to cross the divide and ended up becoming friends. They are the UN Youth Champions for

What happens when young people from across #Cyprus unite 4 the environment? 🐦 You get Nest4Peace. 🕊️

Their hands-on workshop have become a powerful symbol of creating belonging on an island they all call home. 🌿🏠 #Investinpeace #A4P #Youth4Peace

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This International Women’s Day, we invite you to see peace through a different lens.

Be among the first to visit the global United Nations Peacekeeping exhibition "Through Her Lens," launching right here in #Cyprus.

Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming: forms.office.com/e/gcKZJXNUVk

Registration form: Closing Event Celebrating the UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace programme 2025 Join us as we honor this year's UN Youth Champions, a group of inspiring young leaders who are driving change for our common environment and building pathways to peace. 📆Wednesday, 25 February 2026 ...

Join us at the closing ceremony for the UN Youth Champions for Environment & Peace. Hear from inspiring young people, witness their impactful projects, and connect over a vision for a sustainable future.

📅 25 February 2026
⏰ 17:30 - 20:30
📍 Ledra Palace

Register 👉 forms.gle/9A2B4r59gm3W...

This morning, 50 peacekeepers from 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇲🇳 Mongolia, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, and the 🇬🇧 UK were awarded UN medals for their #service4peace in Cyprus.

Forging peace, one shared meal at a time: Youth Champions unite Cyprus through environment and heritage | United Nations Peace Operations There is a simple, universal act that transcends language and politics: sharing a meal. Around a table, conversations flow, stories are exchanged, and common ground is discovered. It is this

Around a table, stories are exchanged and common ground is discovered. 🫒🥘

This is the idea behind the "Table of Unity", an initiative from one of the groups of the @UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace.

See how they’re cooking up change 👇

🔗 unficyp.unmissions.org/en/news/forg...

Top United Nations official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, held a positive meeting with the Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus, Monsignor Selim Sfeir this morning. Constructive dialogue and interfaith cooperation are vital pillars for peace and harmony on the island. 🕊️ #A4P

This morning, #UNFICYP's acting Force Commander, Brigadier Patrick Allen, welcomed Major General Robert Sholto James Hedderwick from the #UK 🇬🇧 for a briefing on the Mission's peacekeeping efforts on the island. Hedderwick also met some of our British peacekeepers #serving4peace on the island. #A4P

Are you between 18–30 interested in dialogue, gender equality, and building trust across communities?

Join a unique 2-day programme bringing together Cypriot youth from across the divide!

📍 Ledra Palace
🗓️ 28 Feb & 1 Mar
10 – 4pm
👥 Limited spots

👉 Apply now: forms.office.com/e/qJJx8jiy9q

Top UN official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, welcomed the High Commissioner of #Canada 🇨🇦 (Designate), Sonya Thissen, and her delegation for a briefing on #UNFICYP's peacekeeping efforts on the island. She also met some of our Canadian peacekeepers. 🕊️ #A4P

📸 UNFICYP/Peter Šulgan

Top United Nations official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, welcomed the Ambassador of #Norway 🇳🇴 to Greece and Cyprus, Harriet E. Berg, for a briefing on #UNFICYP's peacekeeping efforts on the island. #A4P

📸 UNFICYP/Peter Šulgan

Top United Nations official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, held a positive meeting with Monsignor Giorgio Chezza at the Embassy of the Vatican this morning.

Constructive dialogue and interfaith cooperation are vital pillars for peace and harmony on the island. 🕊️ #A4P

📸 UNFICYP/Peter Šulgan

Top UN official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, together with acting UNFICYP Force Commander, Col Patrick Allen, welcomed the Ambassador of #Argentina, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, for a brief on #UNFICYP's peacekeeping efforts on the island. Wahnish also met some of our Argentinian 🇦🇷 peacekeepers. #A4P

This International Women’s Day, we invite you to see peace through a different lens.

Be among the first to visit the global UNPeacekeeping exhibition "Through Her Lens," launching right here in #Cyprus.

Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming: forms.office.com/e/gcKZJXNUVk

BenchTalks: Young Cypriots are building bridges, one conversation at a time | United Nations Peace Operations As part of the global UN campaign to #InvestInPeace, the youth in Cyprus are leading initiatives to showcase how shared actions can build the foundations for a more peaceful and sustainable

The future of #Cyprus is being shaped by its youth. One conversation at a time. 🌿🤝

Discover how young people in Cyprus are breaking down barriers and finding common ground through the inspiring #BenchTalks.

Read more: unficyp.unmissions.org/en/news/benc...

Join us at the closing ceremony for the UN Youth Champions for Environment & Peace. Hear from inspiring young people, witness their impactful projects, & connect over a vision for a sustainable future.

📅 25 February 2026
⏰ 17:30 - 20:30
📍 Ledra Palace Hotel

Register 👉 forms.gle/9A2B4r59gm3W...

Are you a young person (18–30) interested in dialogue, #genderequality, & building trust across communities?

Join a unique 2-day programme bringing together Cypriot youth through activities, dialogue & learning.

👉 Apply: forms.office.com/e/qJJx8jiy9q

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Engaging the next generation: UN in Cyprus brief Ukrainian youth on peace process | United Nations Peace Operations Nicosia, 3 February – The United Nations Good Offices Mission and the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) jointly hosted a special briefing for a delegation of Ukrainian youth,

This afternoon, UN Good Offices Mission in Cyprus and #UNFICYP staff briefed a visiting group of Ukrainian students about the #Cyprus peace process and the work of the United Nations on the island.

Read more 👉 uncyprustalks.unmissions.org/en/news/enga...

This week, top UN official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, met with the Mukhtars of Avlona, Menelaos Savva, Deneia, Charalambos Alexandrou, and Mammari, Nikos Kotziapashis, to discuss issues concerning the #bufferzone.

Diagne highlighted the need to keep the buffer zone calm and prevent tensions. #A4P

Uniting Across Lines is a bicommunal youth workshop bringing together young people across Cyprus for meaningful dialogue, new connections, and shared reflection.

📍 Ledra Palace, buffer zone
📅 Saturday, 14 February
⏰ 11:00am to 5:00pm

🔗 forms.gle/3qsCg1yQ6K9m...

Top UN official in #Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, welcomed the Ambassador of #Denmark 🇩🇰 to Greece and Cyprus, Per Fabricius Andersen, and a delegation of the Danish European Affairs Committee, for a briefing on #UNFICYP's work on the island. #A4P

📸 UNFICYP/Peter Šulgan

Shadow theatre lights the way for friendship in Pyla/Pile | United Nations Peace Operations In the village of Pyla/Pile, the ancient glow of shadow theatre recently illuminated a path toward friendship and shared understanding. Students from Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot schools came

Greek Cypriot & Turkish Cypriot schoolchildren from Pyla/Pile came together for a special shadow theatre workshop. Using puppets & creativity, they explored a shared cultural heritage & showed that art can build bridges, friendship & understanding.

Read here: unficyp.unmissions.org/en/news/shad...

As the UN Security Council extends #UNFICYP's mandate for another year, hear from our peacekeepers on the front lines of peace in #Cyprus. They explain how we work daily to prevent tensions and maintain calm within the #bufferzone. 🕊️

👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahDbNXz-7k

Fostering peace: UNFICYP networking forum explores innovative pathways for civic participation in Cyprus | United Nations peace operations In a significant step towards reimagining the peace process in Cyprus, UNFICYP, in partnership with the Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Centre (CPDC) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law,

Last night, over 120 voices gathered in the #bufferzone for a powerful forum on "Civic Participation in Peace Processes." 🤝

The focus? A vision to reshape the future of #Cyprus, placing citizens @ the heart of designing their shared future.

👉 Full story here: unficyp.unmissions.org/en/news/fost...