Cyprus
- Stéphanie Fillion
- • December 21, 2021
Jane Holl Lute is in high demand. In 2020, on top of her two high-level United Nations jobs, the American diplomat has juggled other numerous executive roles on corporate and/or nonprofit boards, earning more than $900,000, according to public…
- Categories: Gender Violence, UN Diplomats
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • April 27, 2021
Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund of Norway double-billed her government and the United Nations for moving expenses, according to a new report from The Norwegian Business Daily (Dagens Naeringsliv/DN). Lund was the first woman force commander for the UN, holding…
- Categories: Middle East, Security Council, UN Careers
- Stéphanie Fillion
- • October 24, 2019
Anywhere from the capital of Nicosia, day and night, Greek Cypriots can see a giant flag painted into the mountains in the north, in a separate region that calls itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It is an…
- Categories: Geopolitics, Secretary-General
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • August 21, 2018
The newest person to venture into kick-starting talks between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots on the long-divided island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean is Jane Holl Lute. She is an American with a military and national-security background…
- Shana L. Childs
- • April 13, 2017
Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund made history in 2014 when she was appointed the first female force commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission — in this case, Cyprus. Still in active duty in the Norwegian military, General Lund, 58,…
- Categories: UN Careers, UN Peacekeeping, Women
- Omar H. Rahman
- • January 25, 2017
As Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have returned this month to try to settle their 42-year conflict once and for all, a powerful new economic incentive — a significant natural gas discovery — could provide the decisive chance for…
- Categories: Asia, Geopolitics, Middle East
- Dulcie L Leimbach
- • May 15, 2014
A Norwegian, Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund, has been named the force commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus. General Lund is the first woman to serve in the force commander position in a UN peacekeeping operation. She…
- Categories: GOINGS-ON
- Maria Luisa Gambale
- • April 15, 2014
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus marked its 50th anniversary in March. The mission, which supervises cease-fire lines and maintains a buffer zone, has involved 32 countries that have contributed troops and police, among whom 184 peacekeepers…
- Categories: Peace and Security, UN Agencies, UN Peacekeeping
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