Day: March 12, 2022

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Cyprus supports UNSG proposal for an evolutionary upgraded UN High-Level Advisory Board, Ioannou said

Cyprus welcomes the idea of a High-Level Advisory Board to identify global public goods and ways to improve global governance where that is most needed, Polly Ioannou, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, has said at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on Cluster V of the informal thematic consultations on “Our Common Agenda”.

According to an announcement, Ioannou’s remarks were made on Thursday, 10th of March. “Cyprus welcomes the SG’s vision to work towards a UN 2.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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UNFICYP personnel from Ukraine to be repatriated and be replaced as soon as possible, Siddique tells CNA

Five members of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) will be repatriated and will soon be replaced, according to the force`s spokesperson, Aleem Siddique.

Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, has told the international press briefing at the UN headquarters that Ukraine has requested to withdraw remaining uniformed personnel serving with five other peacekeeping operations — Mali, Cyprus, Abyei, South Sudan and Kosovo, and that this includes 250 troops, 36 staff officers and experts on mission and 22 police officers, a total of 308 personnel from Ukraine.

There are five individuals from Ukraine who are members of UNFICYP and as the force`s spokesperson told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), responding to a question, arrangements are being made for them to be repatriated, that is to return to Ukraine.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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We will confront the Turkish intransigence based on international law and EU principles and values, Commissioner says

We will confront the Turkish intransigence and offensive attitude by standing together and being united, based on the international law and the EU principles and values, Cyprus Presidential Commissioner, Photis Photiou said on Saturday, adding that we will continue the struggle aiming to liberate and reunite Cyprus.

In a speech during a memorial service for the youngest hero of the EOKA 1955-1959 anti-colonial struggle, Demetrakis Demeteriades, that took place in Larnaca, Photiou said that we must continue to fight based on the international law, as it is stipulated in the UN decisions and resolutions, and on the EU principles and values, without being defeated by any difficulties and problems.

He stressed that “we owe this to the heroes, the history, the next generations and to Demetrakis Demetriades, who, with his love for his country and his sacrifice, ha

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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Cyprus Health Ministry announces four deaths due to COVID-19 and 2,812 new cases on Saturday

Cyprus Health Ministry announced on Saturday that four more COVID-19 patients have died, while 2,812 new coronavirus cases have been traced. The positivity rate stands at 3.58%.

The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is now 899 and of COVID-19 cases 350,688.

The four people who have died are a 98 year old woman who passed away on March 11 and a 59 year old man, an 84 year old woman and an 81 year old man, who all passed away on March 12.

A total of 110 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospitals, 17 of them in a critical condition, of whom 5 are intubated.

A percentage of 53.64% of the patients who are in hospital have not been vaccinated.

Moreover, 22 patients who have ceased to be contagious continue to be treated in an Intensive Treatment Unit, due to COVID-19, and are intubated.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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Relaxation of measures causes an increase of COVID-19 cases, Head of Scientific Advisory Committee tells CNA

Head of the Cyprus` Scientific Advisory Committee for COVID-19, Constantinos Tsioutis has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the relaxation of the measures against the spread of COVID-19 will cause an increase to the number of COVID-19 cases.

Tsioutis noted that the Omicron variant is highly contagious and said that 25% of the deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded by the Health Ministry in 2022.

Moreover he noted that the virus is transmitted everywhere in the community, noting that despite the fact that the ratio between the deaths and the cases is low, the number of deaths recorded each day is big.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

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Cyprus to support Ukrainians who will continue their studies in the country, Education Minister tells CNA

Cyprus Education, Culture, Sport and Youth Minister, Prodromos Prodromou, will put forward to the Council for Ministers a proposal to support Ukrainians who will come to Cyprus to continue their studies at universities or schools, both public and private.

Prodromou told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the Cabinet will authorize him to look, in coordination with the Foreign Minister, into ways “with a view to support pupils and students from Ukraine, and use European funds to this end as well.”

Prodromou added that the proposal will concern both public and private schools and educational institutions.

Source: Cyprus News Agency