In 2012–17, approx. 3 Million EURO of EUROPEAN UNION funding is being invested in Famagusta’s cultural heritage through UNDP Cyprus in support of projects identified by the bi-communal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage.

More than a hundred people gathered yesterday Thursday 06 April 2017 in the small Maronite village of Karpasha/Karpaşa to celebrate the completion of conservation works to the local Holy Cross Church

UNDP Women’s Film Week is back! Running from 27th to 31st March with up to three daily shows at the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia, the 2017 4th Women’s Film Week will bring to you 10 films and real stories of women from around the world.

Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, European Commission, UNDP announce the signature of a works contract for the conservation of the Ravelin/Land Gate in Famagusta.

The Bi-communal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the UNDP held two informative events to present the upcoming conservation works to Archangelos Michael Church.

Located at the edge of a promontory overlooking the sea, near the tip of the Karpasia/Karpaz peninsula, in the northern part of Cyprus, Apostolos Andreas Monastery has always been a landmark of the island. The monastery has been a place of pilgrimage for Cypriots as well as tourists travelling to the region for centuries. Now, thanks to a bi-communal restoration project, it is set to become a symbol of peace and co-operation between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the signature of conservation works contract for Archangelos Michael Church.

Conservation projects across the island, led by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, with EU and UNDP support, are not only re-establishing community links between villages and their former residents, but also encouraging cross-community exchanges.This is perhaps most evident in the journey of Ismail and Christina, whose stories has become linked following the restoration of the church of their village.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Commission are pleased to announce the signature of the contract for road works for the LEFKA-APLICI/LEFKE-APLIÇ.

Nicosia, 03 August 2016 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is pleased to announce the signature of the contract for road works for DERYNEIA/DERYNIA.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the start-up of conservation works to the Martinengo Bastion and the city side of the Venetian walls between Arsenal and Sea Gate in Famagusta.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to invite you to an Informational Open Meeting on Thursday, July 14th, 2016 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul and Peters Church in the Walled City of Famagusta.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and the United Nations Development Programme have launched a tender for conservation works to Archangelos Michael Church in Lefkonoiko/Gecitkale.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the startup of conservation works to the Maronite Church of Agia Marina.

More than 100 people attended yesterday the event marking the completion of conservation works to the watermill/aqueduct in Chrysochou/Hirsofu, in the Paphos region.

The Technical Committee on Crossings, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the launch of works tender for the road works of LEFKA-APLICI/LEFKE-APLIÇ and DERYNEIA/DERINYA crossings. This tender will cover the sections of the roads located in the northern part of Cyprus.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the completion of conservation works to the Watermill/Aqueduct in Chrysochou/Hirsofu. A project completion ceremony will take place on Wednesday 22nd June 2016 at 11,30am.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the start-up of conservation works to the Holy Cross Church in Karpaseia/Karpasha.

Taking a tour of one of the EU funded and UNDP implemented heritage conservation projects currently under implementation gave students a behind the scenes look at the practical work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and how it aims to bring Cypriots closer to their shared heritage

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce acceleration on small-scale heritage sites protection activities islandwide.

The United Nations Development Programme is pleased to invite you to celebrate the International Day of Monuments and Sites at Agios Panteleimonas Monastery in Myrtou/Camlibel on Saturday 16th April at 11am.

UNDP Women’s Film Festival is back for a 3rd year to celebrate International Women’s day! Running from 7th to 12th March with up to three daily shows at the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia and, for the first time, at Larnaca's House of Arts and Literature and Famagusta's Youth Centre in Famagusta, the 2016 Women’s Film Week will bring to you 14 films and real stories of women from around the world.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and the United Nations Development Programme firmly condemn the arson attack during the night of 20th February against the Mosque of Deneia/Denya.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission, the Honor Frost Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the startup of the project “Upgrading of the Kyrenia Shipwreck Gallery within the Kyrenia Castle” and the conservation of the most important items of its collection.

UNDP-Action for Cooperation and Trust closed its doors on a decade of peacebuilding projects in Cyprus on 31 December 2015. The end of the programme comes amid optimism that the peace negotiations will bring about a lasting settlement to the Cyprus division. With concerted funding from USAID, the Action for...

Thanks to European Union funds the United Nations Development Programme has recently signed two new contracts for the preparation of designs for future emergency measures/heritage conservation projects of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage in the broader Paphos and Karpasia/Karpaz regions.

Nicosia, 18 November 2015 - More than 100 people attended on Tuesday November 17th 2015 the project completion ceremony of Profitis Elias Church in the village of Philia/Serahtkoy in the northern part of Cyprus.

Kormakitis/Korucam 14 November 2015 – Hundreds of Maronites and religious leaders from different faiths celebrated on Saturday 14th November 2015 the completion of conservation works to the Old St. George Church in Kormakitis/Korucam, in the northern part of Cyprus.

Address by Christopher Louise, UNDP-ACT Programme Manager, at the local Europa Nostra award ceremony for the Armenian Church Restoration project

FA/DE – Famagusta/Deryneia mural art project is an artistic project conceived by WALLS, a Rome-based cultural organization, and Renewal, the UNDP-ACT project working for the development of the greater Famagusta region, in Cyprus.

The UNDP-ACT, Renewal project, presents “The Taste of Famagusta”, a story about Famagusta and Deryneia’s culinary journey told through local recipes, food habits and tastes of the area. Four short video clips will feature the food adventures of four characters from the local Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities: two young Cypriots, and two ‘Elders’.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme Partnership for the Future are pleased to announce the startup of conservation works to Agios Panteleimonas Monastery.

The United Nations Development Programme in Cyprus wishes to express its warmest congratulations to Mr. Takis Hadjidemetriou and Mr. Ali Tuncay on being awarded the European Citizen Prize 2015.

The NGO Initiative, the group of organizations working to modernise the legislation concerning civil society organisations in the Republic of Cyprus, organised a set of training events for officials and civil society leaders during September.

UNDP-ACT is supporting the people of the Famagusta region; a part of Cyprus where Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities have not normally been on the radar of peacebuilding programmes. In 2015 two of our projects collaborated to bring new opportunities to Deryneia and the walled city of Famagusta.

Between September 9th and 15th, 2015, the RENEWAL project held a series of tourism education workshops in the walled city of Famagusta and Deryneia for artisans, CSOs, and small businesses in these areas.

At the Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015, UN Member States will adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals.

The Cyprus Dialogue Forum continues to engage with influential policy makers. On Monday Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, met with the CDF implementing committee to get a sense of how the Forum is supporting the island’s peace talks

Thanks to European Union funds the United Nations Development Programme has recently signed two new contracts for the preparation of designs for future emergency measures/heritage conservation projects of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage

On 02 July 2015 a special event was held in Famagusta to celebrate the reopening to the public of the Othello Tower/Citadel and completion of Phase 1 of the structural stabilization and conservation works.

Speech of Ms. Cihan Sultanoglu, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States at the opening ceremony of the Othello Tower/Citadel in Famagusta,Cyprus.

This week marks the end of a long wait for the residents of Famagusta and cultural heritage lovers in Cyprus and beyond. A Grand Opening Ceremony will be held on Thursday 02 July 2015 in the courtyard of the Othello Tower/Citadel in Famagusta to inaugurate the reopening of the monument to the public and the completion of Phase 1 of conservation and structural consolidation works.

On 26 June 2015, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage held a seminar at Chateau Status in Nicosia to share its achievements, challenges and future plans for the protection of Cyprus’ cultural heritage.

On June 4, 2015 the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme celebrated the completion of conservation works to the Church of Agios Afksentios in Komi Kebir/Buyukkonuk.

On Saturday April 18, 2015, Famagusta marked the International Day of Monuments and Sites with a guided walk through the Othello Tower, Ravelin and Martinengo Bastion.

A project completion ceremony was held on Sunday 1st March 2015 to mark the completion of conservation works to the Mosque in Evretou/Evretu. The event was organized by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme Partnership for the Future (UNDP-PFF). Around 100 Turkish Cypriots – former residents of the village - attended the event.

Nicosia-UN Buffer Zone, 27 February 2015: Presented yesterday, the much anticipated findings of the Social Cohesion and Reconciliation Index (SCORE) pointed to the key predictors of a Cyprus settlement. An audience of policy makers, media and peace builders, were told that the drivers of a solution in both Cypriot...

Following the success of the first ‘face-to-face’ course on ‘State, Civil Society and Citizenship’, the Resources for Democracy project has launched a second course accredited by the University of Nicosia. The course, titled ‘An Introduction to the Politics of Citizenship’ is delivered online through the...

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and the United Nations Development Programme Partnership for the Future have launched a tender for conservation works at Agios Panteleimonas Monastery.UNDP will accept offers through February 13, 2015.

Digital innovation platform Mahallae is holding a testing event on Jan 28, Wednesday at the Home 4 Cooperation. The 5 Mahallae Challenge Winners were announced at the end of June 2014. The teams have since received funding and continued support from the Mahallae team to develop tech tools responding to issues...

Last year Cyprus was chosen by UNDP colleagues in Moldova for two study visits by representatives of local authorities, civil society, and the business community.

The Renewal and Mahallae projects have launched a new Challenge targeting the Famagusta region. The Challenge will support innovative ideas which bring together technology and creativity to promote economic and social development in the Famagusta region.

On Tuesday 9th December 2014, the Cyprus NGO Initiative, supported by UDNP-ACT hosted an event to present the first draft of the Policy Paper on Empowering Civil Society in Cyprus. Mr. Jeremy McBride, the expert of INGO Conference of the Council of Europe whom the Initiative has been cooperating with for the...

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the completion of conservation works to the mosque of Deneia/Denya. A ceremony will be held on Friday 5 December 2014 at 10,30am in the Mosque’s courtyard to mark the successful completion of the project.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is pleased to announce the near completion of conservation works to the mosque of Evretou/Evretu.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme are pleased to announce the completion of emergency measures and conservation works to the Church of Agios Nicolaos in Syrianochori/Siryanohoro/Yayla.

Eide sends strong message to civic and political representatives: ‘Multi-stakeholder dialogue is the name of the game’

Ali Tuncay and Glafkos Constantinides are two of ten (5 Greek Cypriot and 5 Turkish Cypriot) custodians of cultural heritage in Cyprus.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and the United Nations Development Programme Partnership for the Future (UNDP-PFF) are pleased to announce the commencement of works for the restoration of the Monastery of Apostolos Andreas.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is pleased to announce the startup of two new emergency measures projects to the mosques of Evretou/Evretu and Tserkezoi/Çerkez.

A mysterious red rock, the smell of the wild oregano by the coast, ruins of ancient civilizations, and your bare feet on a king’s hill. We are walking along one of the four new hiking trails in Karpasia/Karpaz where each color changes with the seasons, giving nature lovers new reasons to walk the same trail again and again..

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and UNDP–PFF are pleased to announce the signature of the contract for Phase 1 of the restoration project for the Monastery of Apostolos Andreas with a Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot joint venture.

UNDP-ACT has launched the Mediterranean Policy Dialogue project to connect Cypriot organizations with experienced non-Cypriot think tanks in order to contribute to a more constructive dialogue on critical issues that Cyprus and the region face today.

Former South African peace negotiator, Roelf Meyer, will meet the Leaders and their negotiating teams this week. Meyer is the Director of the independent NGO, In Transformation Initiative, and is currently in Cyprus to share his personal peacemaking experiences. His work, and that of the In Transformation Initiative,...

In all five regions of the developing world, UNDP supports progress that is sustainable, inclusive and resilient to setbacks. Our 2013-2014 Annual Report spotlights results from actions across core dimensions of development, from jobs and food security, to well-run elections, to crisis recovery, to the management of finite natural resources.

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is pleased to announce the completion of emergency measures to Panagia Melandrina Church in Kalograia/Bahceli funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme - Partnership for the Future.

EU, UNDP and Civil Society team up to promote environmental protection and celebrate World Environmental Day 2014. What better place to celebrate World Environmental Day and promote the benefits of a greener and more sustainable development than the Karpasia/Karpaz region - the finger-like peninsula in the...

Nicosia, 22 May 2014 – United States Vice President, Joe Biden, has applauded Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot civic representatives from political parties, trade unions, professional associations and non-governmental organisations for their efforts to support the Cyprus peace process. These efforts are being...

Othello Tower/Citadel: UNDP-PFF signs contract for structural consolidation works

The European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announce the completion of the project for the new bi-communal Nicosia Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Olivier Adam, UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new Nicosia Wastewater Treatment Plant. Nicosia, 8 April 2014. UNDP Photo/Kerim Belet

Cypriots celebrated their cultural and religious diversity during an event which marked the completed restoration of the with the completion of Armenian Church and Monastery complex in Nicosia.   Hosted by the US Ambassador in Cyprus, John M. Koenig, on 17 March 2014 the event acknowledged the achievements of...

The UNDP-ACT programme has recently launched its new mechanism for supporting citizen innovation through, the Mahallae Challenges. Mahallae, the digital neighbourhood for civic engagement, is now hosting a series of challenges which invite social innovators to come up with innovative and tech-enabled solutions to...

Did you know that over 80% of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots want to be consulted on the major decisions on the Cyprus peace process?   UNDP-ACT invites civil society organisations to a public consultation on the role of civil society in the peace process. This consultation is part of a wider set of...

Mahallae, a new digital platform for civic engagement, will be launched at the Home for Cooperation on Thursday 20 March, at 18:30. Mahallae will launch a series of Challenges, inviting the public to come up with technology enabled solutions to address some of the most pressing issues facing Cyprus. Mahallae also...

On the occasion of the 8 of March, International Women's Day, UNDP in Cyprus invites you to attend the first Nicosia Women's Film Week, from March 8th to 15th, 13 films and stories of women from around the world will be screened at the Goethe Institut.

Nicosia, 09/12/2013 – Next Wednesday December 11, 2013 at 10,30am an official ceremony will mark the completion of the EU funded and UNDP-PFF implemented, conservation project of the Panagia Church in Trachoni/Demirhan. The Church of Panagia is one of the many cultural heritage sites island-wide that are currently...