United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

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United Nations peacekeeping mission peacekeeping force

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is a long-standing UN mission established in 1964 to prevent further fighting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and to maintain stability along the island’s buffer zone.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
UNFICYP 2
Cyprus crisis of 1963–1964 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations peacekeeping mission ⓘ
peacekeeping force ⓘ
abbreviation United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UNFICYP
conflict Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
surface form: Cyprus conflict

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cyprus crisis of 1963–1964

Cyprus dispute ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Cyprus ⓘ
foundedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
hasAbbreviation United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UNFICYP
hasComponent civilian component ⓘ
military component ⓘ
police component ⓘ
hasTask contribute to a return to normal conditions ⓘ
contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order ⓘ
maintain the ceasefire between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot forces ⓘ
monitor the buffer zone in Cyprus ⓘ
prevent a recurrence of fighting in Cyprus ⓘ
support the Secretary-General’s good offices mission in Cyprus ⓘ
undertake humanitarian activities in the buffer zone ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nicosia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 ⓘ
locatedIn Cyprus ⓘ
locatedOn Cyprus ⓘ
surface form: island of Cyprus
maintains Green Line (Cyprus) ⓘ
Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
notableFor being one of the longest-running UN peacekeeping missions ⓘ
officialWebsite https://unficyp.unmissions.org ⓘ
operatedBy United Nations ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations Security Council ⓘ
partOf UN peacekeepers ⓘ
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations
regionServed Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
Green Line (Cyprus) ⓘ
startTime 1964 ⓘ
1964-03-27 ⓘ
troopContributingCountry Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Austria ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus → abbreviation → United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNFICYP
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus → conflict → United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cyprus crisis of 1963–1964
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus → hasAbbreviation → United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNFICYP
UN peacekeepers → notableOperation → United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus ⓘ