The safety Council, acting unanimously these days, decided to renew for another season the long-standing United Nations peacekeeping presence in Cyprus, while underlining its concern more than continued violations of the army status quo on the Mediterranean island. Council members recalled the particular status of the Varosha area of Cyprus — as set out in relevant resolutions, and in a July 2021 presidential statement that condemned a good announcement by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders around the further reopening of a component of Varosha’s fenced-off area. They expressed deep feel dissapointed over the continuation of unilateral actions that run contrary to the Council’s previous promises and statements on Varosha, as well as disregard for their requires an immediate reversal of that course of action, and cautioned against any more unilateral acts. The meeting began with 9: 31 a. mirielle. and ended at nine: 35 a. m. By additional terms of today’s text, members expressed regret for your ongoing lack of full, equivalent and meaningful participation of ladies and youth in the negotiation process. Noting the Secretary-General’s call to ensure the addition of at least 30 per cent women in long term settlement process delegations, they also deeply regretted the lack of progress on an effective mechanism pertaining to direct military contacts between the sides and the relevant included parties, and urged flexibility and engagement in establishing such a mechanism moving forward. In addition , the Council requested the particular Secretary-General to submit 2 reports — by 4 July 2023 and 3 January 2024 respectively — on his good offices, specifically on progress towards getting to a consensus starting point for meaningful results-oriented negotiations leading to a settlement, as well as on the implementation from the present resolution. It also encouraged the leaders from the two communities to provide appropriate written updates every six months. Adopting resolution 2674 (2023) (to be given as document S/RES/2674 (2023) ) using 15 members voting within favour, the Council portrayed its full support for your United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) — that was first deployed in 1964 — and decided to extend its mandate until 31 January 2024. It further affirmed its intention to continue to monitor the situation in Cyprus closely and noted its readiness to review the implementation of today’s resolution after six months, as well as to consider any adjustments or other action as needed. Articulating support for the Secretary-General’s on-going engagement with the sides plus encouraging further rounds of informal talks, the Authorities recalled the importance of achieving an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, because set out in the organ’s appropriate resolutions. To that finish, it recalled a range of particular actions laid out in resolution 2646 (2022) and urged the leaders of the two sides to undertake them with urgency.
With one voice Adopting Resolution 2674 (2023), Security Council Extends Requirement of United Nations Peacekeeping Drive in Cyprus
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