The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a demilitarized zone, patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that was established on 4 March 1964.

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is a United Nations peacekeeping force that was established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting following intercommunal violence between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of ...

The Cyprus peace process refers to negotiations and plans aimed at resolving the Cyprus Problem. The peace efforts had begun around the time of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, which split the multiethnic Republic of Cyprus into the …

Mar 4, 2024 · The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in ethnically divided Cyprus says more than five decades on, tensions persist along a 180-kilometer (120 mile) buffer zone that separates breakaway Turkish Cypriots from Greek Cypriots in island’s internationally recognized south.

United Nations Peacekeepers walk inside the U.N.-controlled buffer zone in the center of Cyprus’ divided capital, Nicosia, Thursday, June 6, 2024. Fifty years after war cleaved Cyprus along ethnic lines, tensions are rekindling along the 180-kilometer-long buffer zone separating Turkish Cypriots from Greek Cypriots.

Aug 31, 2023 · The Cyprus Buffer Zone is a demilitarized area that separates the Republic of Cyprus in the south from the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the north. It was established in 1974 to prevent further military conflict between the two communities.

Aug 7, 2018 · In Europe there’s still a capital divided by a wall. An exclusive reportage from Nicosia, in Cyprus, which is split by a “green line”. Tourists and locals rhythmically walk through the Ledras street gate. Police officers glance at passports, quickly …

Nov 9, 2019 · As the world commemorates 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the bullet-riddled sandstone walls of abandoned, crumbling homes and concrete machine gun nests dotting in Cyprus’ no-man’s land are a reminder of Europe’s last divided country.

Feb 21, 2023 · Since 1974, this historical division has been affecting Cypriots who once cohabited peacefully. This article explores several recent issues resulting from this complex geopolitical context, and presents possible paths towards harmony on this divided island.

Mar 4, 2024 · The country was torn apart by fighting so senior British officers knew they had to respond swiftly to bring peace back to Cyprus' civilian population. In December 1963, a Political Liaison Committee was created to set up a cease-fire …