The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is experiencing resource challenges following budget cuts at the end of last year, according to its chief Khassim Diagne.

By Khassim Diagne For many people in Cyprus today, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus – Unficyp – feels like a familiar part of the landscape. The buffer zone, the blue helmets, the patrols through rural villages and in the narrow streets of old Nicosia are all woven into everyday life. Yet it is […]

The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus, Khassim Diagne, has outlined four priorities for UNFICYP following a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman.

United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) chief Khassim Diagne outlined the force’s four main priorities for the coming months following a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides.