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Text LargerThe United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 in accordance with Security Council Resolution 186 (1964). The mandate of UNFICYP is to prevent a recurrence of fighting, and contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and return to normal conditions. Additionally, the mission is charged with supervising the ceasefire between the Cyprus National Guard and the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot forces, as well as maintaining the buffer zone between each actor. (UNFICYP)
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Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of Mission, Lisa Buttenheim
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Gender Focal Point: Maria Wilkins
Gender Statistics (as of September 2011)
Total Presence: 921
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Last Updated: 21 October 2011
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Out of 20 Security Council Resolutions on Cyprus, 7 (35.00%) contain specific language on women or gender
Language Compilation
Resolution 2026 (2011)
Resolution Reference: unficyp_res2026_2011.pdf
Language Extract:
Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
Language Extract:
Agreeing that active participation of civil society groups, including women’s groups, is essential to the political process and can contribute to making any future settlement sustainable, recalling that women play an important role in peace processes, welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal contacts and events including, inter alia, on the part of all United Nations bodies on the island, and urging the two sides to promote the active engagement of civil society and the encouragement of cooperation between economic and commercial bodies and to remove all obstacles to such contacts,
Resolution 1986 (2011)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1986 (2011)
Language Extract:
12. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
Resolution 1953 (2010)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1953 (2010)
Language Extract:
9. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
Resolution 1930 (2010)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1930 (2010)
Language Extract:
10. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of predeployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
Resolution 1898 (2009)
Language Extract:
10. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of predeployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;
Resolution 1873 (2009)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1873 (2009)
Language Extract:
No specific language on women and gender issues
Resolution 1818 (2008)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1818 (2008)
Language Extract:
Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by the ... to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take preventive and disciplinary action to ensure that such acts are properly investigated and punished in cases involving their personnel,
Resolution 1789 (2007)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1789 (2007)
Language Extract:
Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by the ... to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take preventive and disciplinary action to ensure that such acts are properly investigated and punished in cases involving their personnel,
Resolution 1758 (2007)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1758 (2007)
Language Extract:
Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by the ... to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take preventive and disciplinary action to ensure that such acts are properly investigated and punished in cases involving their personnel,
Resolution 1728 (2006)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1728 (2006)
Language Extract:
Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by the ... to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take preventive and disciplinary action to ensure that such acts are properly investigated and punished in cases involving their personnel,
Resolution 1604 (2005)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1604 (2004)
Language Extract:
No specific language on women and gender issues
Resolution 1568 (2004)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1568 (2004)
Language Extract:
No specific language on women and gender issues
Resolution 1548 (2004)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1548 (2004)
Language Extract:
No specific language on women and gender issues
Resolution 1475 (2003)
Resolution Reference: S/RES/1475 (2003)
Language Extract:
No specific language on women and gender issues
Relevant Women, Peace and Security Resources
Basic Documents & Resources
Crisis Group, Reunification or Partition (2009) [PDF, 937KB]
PeaceWomen Publications
May 1, 2011
Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, May 2011