UN mission in Cyprus renewed for six months by Security Council

UN, 29 July 2015 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until 31 January 2016, and welcomed resumed negotiations between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to reach a comprehensive settlement.

Ban Ki-moon stresses need for Cyprus settlement in meeting with new UN envoy

UN,  4 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of reaching a lasting settlement in Cyprus as the new United Nations envoy on this issue prepares to meet with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities tomorrow.

During a meeting with his Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, Mr. Ban underscored the UN’s commitment to facilitating the achievement of a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus, according to a note issued to the media.

The Secretary-General noted that Mr. Eide was assuming his functions at a “promising moment” in the Cyprus peace process, with fresh momentum having been generated by the Joint Declaration adopted by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders in February this year.

First UN female force commander takes reigns in Cyprus

11 August 2014 – Major General Kristin Lund today officially assumed her duties as Force Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus where the top UN official, Lisa Buttenheim, is also a woman. That UN operation is now the first in the world to have a dual female leadership.
At a brief ceremony held in the UN Protected Area in Nicosia, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Buttenheim, thanked Major General Lund’s predecessor, Major General Chao Liu, a Chinese national who served from February 2011. The Special Representative paid tribute to his “dedication, professionalism and leadership which greater contributed to United Nations efforts on the island.”

UN hosts meeting with Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot negotiators

24 February 2014 – “Substantive discussions” started today in the resumed talks aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, a United Nations spokesperson confirmed, following a meeting today between Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart, Kudret Özersay.
“They completed their exchange of views on process and started substantive discussions on issues connected to different chapters,” said the spokesperson for the Secretary General’s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus.

Cyprus an example of ills caused by non-enforcement of U.N. decisions: president Nicos Anastasiades (VIDEO ONU)

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The "unacceptable" situation that Cyprus finds itself in -- still divided after 40 years of numerous U.N. Security Council resolutions that call for its reunification -- is an example of the harm that can result from the non-enforcement of United Nations decisions, the president of the island nation told the U.N. General Assembly here Thursday.
"Should decisions or resolutions based on international law or condemning violations of human rights not be implemented or enforced ....regional differences and conflicts can indefinitely be prolonged, serving the petty interests and expedience of their perpetrators," President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus said in his speech at the high-level debate of the General Assembly, in its third day on Thursday and set to wrap up on Oct. 1.

Διασύνδεση του Κυπριακού με το φυσικό αέριο επιχειρούν στον ΟΗΕ

Ανησυχία προκαλεί η διαφαινόμενη τάση από πλευράς Ηνωμένων Εθνών να διασυνδέουν όλο και περισσότερο το Κυπριακό με το ζήτημα της έρευνας και αξιοποίησης από πλευράς Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας του φυσικού της πλούτου και πιο συγκεκριμένα των υδρογονανθράκων εντός της κυπριακής Αποκλειστικής Οικονομικής Ζώνης. Τελευταίο κρούσμα προς αυτήν την κατεύθυνση ήταν η έκθεση του Γενικού Γραμματέα προς το Συμβούλιο Ασφαλείας σε σχέση με την ανανέωση της θητείας της UNFICYP.
Ιδιαίτερη ανησυχία -αλλά και ενόχληση στη Λευκωσία- προκαλεί όχι μόνο η συνεχής ενασχόληση των Ηνωμένων Εθνών με το ζήτημα αλλά και ο τρόπος ενασχόλησης.
Με βάση τη Χάρτα των Ηνωμένων Εθνών και τη Διεθνή Σύμβαση του Δικαίου της Θάλασσας, η Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία έχει κάθε δικαίωμα, νόμιμο και κυριαρχικό, να αξιοποιήσει τον φυσικό της πλούτο. Αυτή η βασική τοποθέτηση απουσιάζει -και αυτή τη φορά- από την έκθεση του Γενικού Γραμματέα.