As we join the world to mark #16Day of activism to end violence against women, tune in to our podcast and listen to an interview with Mary Pyrgos and Meral Akinci, who are influential women that have worked in civil society for several years to support survivors and raise awareness of the issue island wide.

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

Podcast 16 Days Of Activism

As we mark  #womensday this month, listen to the latest edition of #UNFICYP’s podcast with two Cypriot podcasters, Eleni Antoniou and Meltem Burak, who are bringing to light conversations about #peace, #gender and #womensparticipation in #Cyprus. #IWD2023 #DigitALL

Presenter Ersin Oztoycan

Podcast with women podcasters

As we mark #MineAction this month, listen to the latest edition of #UNFICYP’s podcast with the Programme Manager of UN Mine Action Service in Cyprus, Mark Connelly, talking about the work of UNMAS on the island. #MineAwareness 

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

Mine Action in Cyprus

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud, in this edition, we interview UNFICYP's Force Chief of Staff, Benedict Ramsay, and UNPOL's Deputy Senior Police Advisor, Maja Gacic. 

This year the United Nations is marking 75 years of UN peacekeeping, and in 2024, here in Cyprus, UNFICYP, which is one of the longest running peacekeeping missions, will be marking 60 years in the service of peace. Tune in and listen to our guests Ben and Maja talk about peacekeeping and the challenges peacekeepers face while carrying out their daily duties.

Presenter: Ersin Öztoycan

International Day of Peacekeepers

Tune in to this special edition of UNFICYP's podcast out loud and listen to a conversation with Mustafa Ongun, from the Mission's Civil Affairs Section, together with Rémy Mérieux, from the Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Center and Sotiris Themistokleous, from the Center for Social Innovation talking about the importance of building bridges and the potential of supporting intercommunal business and entrepreneur organizations on the island. 

Presenter: Ersin Öztoycan

Business and Networking Fair

Welcome to UNFICYP’s monthly Podcast “Out Loud”. In this edition we welcome Alexandros Efstathiou one of the founders of Queer Collective CY, and Erman Dolmacı, an activist of the Queer Cyprus Association, who have joined us to talk about LGBTQ rights in Cyprus, their organizations and the work they are doing. 

This pride month let's make a commitment to advance and protect the human rights of LGBTQ people in Cyprus and around the world. 

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

United By Pride

Welcome to UNFICYP’s monthly Podcast “Out Loud”. In this edition we welcome Magda Antreou, Faika Deniz Pasha and Angeliki Kourri, who have joined us to talk about “HERstory for peace”, an initiative of a series of workshops where women from across the divide had a chance to present and share the stories of Cypriot women, often unheard in public spaces.

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

Complete list of HERstories:

1. Women’s political rights at the Cyprus Independence [by Chrystalla Panagiotou] 
2. ÖZEL VASIF: Cypriot female tennis player [by Münise Alibeyoğlu]
3. Grandmother [by Aggela Ioannou-Loizou]
4. I'm Cemaliye!  Far ahead of Zeki's dead body [by Zerrin Kabaoglu]
5. The Maestro of Peace - Biography for Lena Melanidou [by Andromachi Pieridou-Ioulia Schiza]
6. Girls sold to Arabs [by Nehir Kartal]
7. The story of Afet [by Gülçin Keleşzade]
8. Lula Stavrou Roti - Bright example for the struggles of women and the working class [by Eleni Evagorou]
9. Feri Cansel [by Müge Göymen]
10. Not taking no for an answer [by Mary Pyrgou]
11. Migrant Domestic Workers: Thou shalt… or not… [by Anthoula Papadopoulou]
12. kaleidHERscope – a platform for Women’s Voices [by Magda Zenon]
13. Dean Street [by Maria Georgiou]
14. The invisibility of women with disabilities [by Mikaella Mihail]
15. HERStory Unleashed: A Chance Encounter [by Anna Prodromou, Ifigenia Katchie, Beran Kufi and Alexandra Eleftheriou]

Podcast HERstories For Peace

Welcome to UNFICYP’s monthly podcast out loud. Tune in to this edition and listen to a conversation with two inspiring young Cypriots, Romanos Tofis and Gizem Öner, talk about green skills for youth and how they are tackling environmental issues in Cyprus.

International Youth Day

As we join the world to mark International Day of Peace, tune in to our special edition of UNFICYP's podcast and listen to how peacekeepers and Cypriots from across the divide are advancing their ambitions for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on the island.

Our ambition for the #GlobalGoals

Tune in to the latest edition of UNFICYP's monthly podcast and listen to two incredible Cypriot women: Sophia Papamichalopoulos and Melek Kaptanoglu, who are leading the Winds of Change, the first NGO in Cyprus to pioneer circumnavigating the island this year. Listen to their inspirational story, the challenges they overcame and how sports can help bring communities together.

Winds Of Change

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud, in this edition, we interview the Mission's newly arrived Force Commander, Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri, of Mongolia.

This year the United Nations is marking 76 years of UN peacekeeping, and here in Cyprus, UNFICYP, which is one of the longest running peacekeeping missions, is marking 60 years in the service of peace. Tune in and listen to Major General Batsuuri talk about his experiences in other peacekeeping operations, his first impressions of Cyprus and learn more about the work of our peacekeepers on the island.

Presenter: Ersin Öztoycan

Podcast 16 Days Of Activism

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