The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s mandate was on Friday extended until January 31 next year, following the unanimous passing of a resolution by the UN security council.

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was originally set up by the Security Council in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.

This week saw the fiftieth anniversary of a true milestone in the history of the Cyprus problem – the establishment of Unficyp, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. While the force ...

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another year. The mandate of the peacekeeping force is ...

Unficyp at 60: after arriving for a three-month period the peace keeping force is far and away the longest serving in the history of the UN Monday marks exactly 60 years since the passage of ...

The ministry also expressed disappointment over the UN Security Council’s continued reference to "outdated settlement models" in its resolution on extending UNFICYP’s mandate, despite these ...

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was originally set up by the Security Council in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.