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Inclusive Diplomacy: Women’s participation in the Cyprus Talks

On 29 September 2022, the 3 rd Cyprus Forum, the largest policy-making forum on the divided island, featured a discussion on the underreported topic of Sport and Peacebuilding. The panel session facilitated by the UN Office…

The Technical Committee on Environment held its first plenary meeting of 2023 and discussed ways to work together to initiate and promote cooperation on environmental issues across the island and to share ideas aiming at…

SRSG/DSASG Colin Stewart hosted Turkish Cypriot Special Representative, Ergün Olgun, and Greek Cypriot Negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou, at a meeting and dinner to discuss ongoing matters and the work of the technical committees…

SRSG/DSASG Colin Stewart, welcomed the Turkish Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Ersin Tatar and the Greek Cypriot leader, H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and representatives of the diplomatic community, civil society and the media to…

UNDP signs agreement with ALIPH Foundation: a new initiative for cultural heritage restoration to contribute to intercultural dialogue and trust building between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus. Nicosia, 24th…

The new Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Mr. Colin Stewart, has arrived in Cyprus to formally assume his duties. He will also serve as the Deputy Special Adviser of the Secretary-General (DSASG) on…

On 16 November 2021, SRSG/DSASG Elizabeth Spehar addressed the 17th Annual Cyprus Summit hosted by The Economist and entitled “Working towards a secure environment for sustainable recovery”. In her keynote address, Ms. Spehar…

Nicosia, 8 November 2021 – An event marking the occasion of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) being awarded the 2021 European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award and the Grand Prix Laureate in the category…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Colin Stewart of Canada as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Mr. Stewart…

On 29 October, staff and families from the UN Office of the Special Adviser (OSASG) on Cyprus participated in the ‘Let’s do it! Cyprus’ campaign, aimed at raising awareness and participation of the public in the protection…

The UN Secretary-General`s Special Representative in Cyprus and Deputy Special Adviser, Elizabeth Spehar participated in a panel discussion entitled ‘Grassroots Peacebuilding: Entrepreneurship, Research, and Creativity’ as…