United Nations Security Council Resolutions

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Resolution 2646 (July 28, 2022) – The Security Council underscored the important role of the United Nations “in assisting the parties to bring the Cyprus conflict and division of the island to a comprehensive and durable settlement with a sense of urgency.” It reaffirmed its relevant resolutions on Cyprus and “fully support[ed] the Secretary-General’s ongoing engagement with the sides.” The Council called on the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders to urgently take a number of actions, including to “continue to reinvigorate their efforts to provide the necessary support and overall guidance to free the Technical Committees from political obstructions in their work and enable them to function effectively in coordination and cooperation on matters which have island-wide implications” and to “improve the public atmosphere for negotiation to secure a settlement, including by preparing the communities for a settlement through public messages on the way ahead, and delivering more constructive and harmonised messages.” The Council noted with regret “the ongoing lack of meaningful participation of women’s organisations and youth in the Settlement process, but welcome[d] the adoption and launch of the Action Plan on women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in the settlement process, to support and encourage engagement with civil society.” The Council furthermore “deeply regret[ted] the lack of progress on an effective mechanism for direct military contacts between the sides and the relevant involved parties, and urges flexibility and engagement by the sides and the relevant involved parties, facilitated by [the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus] UNFICYP, to develop a suitably acceptable proposal on the establishment of such a mechanism, and its timely implementation.” The Council extended the mandate of UNFICYP until January 31, 2023.