United Nations Security Council resolution 1416, adopted unanimously on 13 June 2002 after reaffirming all
resolutions on the situation in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
, including
Resolution 1251 (1999), the council extended the mandate of the
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is a United Nations peacekeeping force that was established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting following intercommunal violen ...
(UNFICYP) for a further six months until 15 December 2002.
The security council noted the call within the Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founde ...
's report for the authorities in Cyprus and
Northern Cyprus to urgently address the humanitarian situation concerning missing persons.
The council also welcomed efforts to sensitise United Nations peacekeeping personnel towards the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
Extending UNFICYP's
mandate, the resolution requested the secretary-general to report to the council by 1 December 2002 on the implementation of the current resolution. It also urged the
Turkish Cypriot
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,0 ...
side to end restrictions imposed on 30 June 2000 on UNIFCYP operations and to restore the military status quo at
Strovilia.
See also
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Annan Plan for Cyprus
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Cyprus dispute
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(2002–2003)
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United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a demilitarized zone, patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that was established in 1964 and extended in 1974 after the ceasefire of 16 August 1974, following the ...
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-s ...
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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2000s in Cypriot politics
June 2002 events