Cyprus
Cyprus 1974 timeline: coup, Turkish invasion and UN resolutions
A dated timeline of Cyprus in 1974, from the 15 July coup to the Turkish invasion of 20 July and…
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Middle East & North Africa
UN human rights office says Israel plans to widen its military zone in Gaza to 70 per cent and calls repeated displacement a “nightmare”
OHCHR says Israel has stated it aims to extend its military deployment to 70 per cent of Gaza and reports…
Analysis
Enclaved Greek Cypriots in Karpas explained: the ECHR findings
The Karpas Greek Cypriots stayed in their villages after 1974. The European Court of Human Rights found that Turkey subjected…
Asia-Pacific
UN expert says Myanmar’s military has killed at least 8,384 civilians since the coup and calls the human rights situation “catastrophic”
UN Special Rapporteur Kelley Anne Eckels-Currie says Myanmar's illicit economy is fuelling the civil war and reports at least 8,384…
Greece
Mitsotakis at the UN Security Council: Greece calls for a global maritime truce as attacks on shipping spread
Chairing a Security Council debate under Greece’s presidency, Prime Minister Mitsotakis said targeting civilian commercial shipping is unacceptable and called…
Analysis
UN resolutions on Cyprus explained: what 353, 541 and 550 demand
The UN Security Council demanded an end to Turkey’s intervention in Cyprus in 1974 and declared the 1983 secession invalid.…
Greece
Gerapetritis after meeting Guterres: “Maritime zones are not a field for auctions”
After meeting UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said maritime zones are “not a field…
Cyprus
Annan Plan explained: the 2004 Cyprus referendum
What the Annan Plan would have changed in Cyprus, why 75.8 per cent of Greek Cypriots voted no on 24…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN General Assembly backs end to US embargo on Cuba by 130 votes to 17, the weakest support in two decades
The 34th annual resolution passed with 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions, down from 165 to seven…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: UN says more than 281,000 displaced since August, with Taiz aid routes cut and a hospital and ambulance hit
OCHA reports more than 281,000 people displaced in Yemen since early August, over half in Ta'iz, as a damaged road…
Europe
UK takes campaign for Dapo Akande to the UN General Assembly ahead of the 3 November ICJ election
Lord Chancellor Alex Norris is due to address the UN General Assembly on 29 October in support of Professor Dapo…
Asia-Pacific
Afghanistan opium production jumps fivefold in a year, UN survey finds, the first rise since the Taliban ban
UNODC says the area under opium poppy in Afghanistan grew by 330 per cent and production by 400 per cent…