UNFICYP Podcast Out Loud

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

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

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 our audiences how the Mission is integrating its work and their perspectives of #WomenInPeacekeeping.

Presenter: Ersin Öztoycan

Welcome to UNFICYP's monthly podcast Out Loud! 

In this edition we invite you to listen to a conversation with Aimen Nabhani, Gizem Öner and Martha Petrou, who are part of the inspiring youth involved in the first Local Conference of Youth organized in Cyprus. Tune in and listen to them talk about the establishment of the LCOY in 2022, the work they have been doing to address the #climatechange on the island, the experience of representing Cypriot youth during the Conference of Youth in Egypt prior to the #COP27 and what are their hopes for the year ahead. 

Presented by: Ersin Oztoycan

As we gear towards the end of 2022, tune in to our podcast and listen to an interview with UNFICYP' Spokesperson and Chief of Public Information Office in Cyprus, Aleem Siddique, talking about the highlights and challenges for the Mission during the past year and what lies ahead for the Mission in 2023.

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

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

As we join the world to mark #UNDay, tune in to our podcast and listen to an interview with the UN Special Representative & Deputy Special Adviser of the Secretary-General in Cyprus the role of the organisation on the island.

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

As we join the world to mark #PeaceDay, tune in to our podcast and listen to an interview with UNFICYP's Civil Affairs Officer Munehiko Harada, Military Observation and Liaison Officer from Sector 2 Captain Dave and Police Sector Commander of Sector 2 Lubica Hirkova to talk about their work and the importance of not fueling hate but fueling the debate.

Achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally.

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan