UN eco conference among biggest hosted in Cyprus

The 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference for the Environment for Europe on 5-7 October is probably the largest high-level summit ever hosted in Cyprus, said Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou. He and fellow Agriculture

Shooting the UN sheriff

President Nicos Anastasiades had his last day in the sun at the UN General Assembly, where he asked a disingenuous valid question about whether the United Nations was fit for mandate. Taking

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Nicosia’s mystery stench resolved

Authorities said Tuesday they had traced the bad smell that has troubled Nicosia residents for two weeks to within the United Nations controlled buffer zone. The Environment Department said farms belonging to

Off-duty UN peacekeepers banned from north

The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has banned all off-duty military personnel from going to the north following a ‘drunken romp’ at a Famagusta beach involving British soldiers. A UNFICYP spokesperson

President seeks meeting with UN chief

President Nicos Anastasiades is seeking a meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General in September in New York as Cyprus talks remain deadlocked after fives years of limbo. “There are already steps being

Nicosia fears UN has no Cyprus strategy

Nicosia is disappointed that the United Nations has no clear exit strategy to pull Cyprus out of deadlocked reunification talks after five years of limbo. Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Andreas

UN urges Cypriot leaders to end  mistrust

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prompted Cypriot leaders to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the divided communities as the climate of trust worsens. He urged President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot

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