Security Council extends UN mission in Cyprus mandate by six months as ‘challenges on the ground’ persist
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On Thursday, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) by six months, as UN-brokered talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots aim at unification remain deadlocked.
Since 1964, the mission has been maintaining peace between the two sides on the divided Mediterranean island, and hopes were raised last year that a lasting peace settlement could be reached under UN auspices.
Elizabeth Spehar, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP – told UN News’s Yasmina Guerda, why UNFICYP is still needed today.
On Thursday, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) by six months, as UN-brokered talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots aim at unification remain deadlocked.
Elizabeth Spehar, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP – told UN News’s Yasmina Guerda, why UNFICYP is still needed today.