UNFICYP Podcast Out Loud

🎙️Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud podcast! As we gear up to mark #PeaceDay, we invited Loizos Loukaidis, the Director of the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) and their Education Project Officer, Melis Guvensoy Okalper, to discuss their current initiatives as well as their upcoming event to celebrate International Day of Peace. In Cyprus, AHDR contributes to the advancement of...

#PeaceBegins when #YouthLead! Tune in to this edition and listen to a conversation with two inspiring young Cypriots, Emmelia Pitri and Melis Erkmen who are Secretary-Generals of the Inter-Communal Youth Diplomacy Conference, talk about their upcoming conference and how they are advancing the @UN Sustainable Development Goals in #Cyprus.

🎙️Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud podcast! As we mark #WorldRefugeeDay, we partnered with UNHCR Cyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in #Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures. In our final episode in this series, join us and listen to Balqees, a recogni...

🎙️Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud podcast! This week, on the occasion of #WorldRefugeeDay, we partnered with UNHCR Cyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures. In today’s episode, join us and listen to Stephane, a recog...

Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud podcast! This week, on the occasion of #WorldRefugeeDay, we partnered with @UNHCRCyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures. In today’s episode, join us and listen to Parwana, a young wo...

🎙️Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud Podcast! This week, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, we partnered with @UNHCRCyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures. In this edition, join us and listen to Adam speak about hi...

Welcome to UNFICYP’s monthly podcast “Out Loud”, in this edition we had a conversation around this year's International Women’s Day theme: “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year’s theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind. Join us and listen to as we interview uniformed personn...

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud, in this edition we are pleased to speak with two brilliant young Cypriots, Ilayda Taşkaya and Maria Kranou about their participation in the Youth Champion’s for Environment and Peace programme led by the Mission's Civil Affairs Section. Tune in to learn more about their projects and how young people in Cyprus are coming together to tackle environmenta...

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud, in this edition, we interview the Mission's newly arrived Senior Police Advisor, Chief Superintendent Mingzhu Xu. Tune in and listen to Mingzhu speak about her experiences in other peacekeeping operations, to discuss law and order inside the buffer zone and her vision for UNPOL’s work in 2025. Presenter: Ersin Öztoycan

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud, in this edition we are marking the Mission's commitment to end violence against women and girls during the 16 days global campaign against gender-based violence. We had a conversation with Katerina Stephanou from Step Up Stop Slavery; Mine Yucel, from Prologue Consulting and Lauren McAlister, UNFICYP's Gender Affairs Officer to discuss human trafficki...

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud, in this edition, we interview Michelle Angela Hamelin and Ron Bragdon, two Canadian veterans who served in Cyprus since the Mission was established in 1964. This year the mission is marking 60 years of presence on the island and several veterans who served in UNFICYP from around the world arrived in November to attend ceremonies, understand the Missio...

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud, in this edition, we interview the Chief of Strategic Communications Section Nick Birnback who arrived from New York Headquarters to visit UNFICYP. Tune in and listen to Nick talk about the different communication needs that are faced by different UN Missions and explains how strategic communications plays an important role in tackling common misconcep...

Welcome to UNFICYP’s monthly podcast “Out Loud”. In September, UNFICYP hosted an art advocacy event where two Cypriot artists, Ramadan Naldjioglou and Vicky Panagi, came together with young people from across the divide and peacekeepers, to paint a mural under the theme: “Our Common Future begins with Peace”. As this month we mark World Artist Day, we invited them to talk about their work, how art...

Welcome to UNFICYP’s monthly podcast out loud. This month, we celebrate the role of Cypriot youth in pushing forward innovation and collaboration towards achieving sustainable development for all. Tune in to this edition and listen to a conversation with two inspiring young Cypriots, Güzide Sofi and Rafail Dimitriou, talk about how they are engaging with youth through digital and traditional platf...

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 G...

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.

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.

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.

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 HE...

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 LGBT...

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 ent...

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...

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

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

Ahead of international women’s day, we invited the heads of our three components who are leading UNFICYP military, police and civil affairs work on the island to share with our audiences what are their roles. Listen to Force Commander, Major General Ingrid Gjerde, Senior Police Adviser, Assistant Police Commissioner Satu Koivu, and Chief of the Civil Affairs Section, Faylene Woolley, share with ou...