High-level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement
New York, 22 April 2016
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Firstly, I would like to express my appreciation to the UN Secretary General for hosting this important event in New York.
Statement by Special Ministerial Envoy, Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis
New York, 21 April 2016
Mr. President,
Thank you for convening this important HL meeting, the first following the adoption of the universal, transformative 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals last September. [Read more…]
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the World Drug Problem
General Debate, 21 April 2016
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, my delegation subscribes to the statement delivered by the European Union.
I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity. I appreciate the opportunity to address on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus this high level meeting which aims to address all the achievements put forward since the 2009 “Political Declaration and Plan [Read more…]
Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem
New York, 19-21 April 2016
Round Table 1 (19 April, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.): Demand Reduction and related measures, including prevention and treatment, as well as health-related issues, and ensuring the availability of controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes, while preventing their diversion (“drugs and health”) [Read more…]
Revitalization of the General Assembly, Fourth thematic debate on the Strengthening of the Institutional Memory of the Office of the President of the General Assembly
UN Headquarters, 7 April 2016
Co-Chairs,
Cyprus aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and wishes to add the following in its national capacity. [Read more…]
Agenda item 3: “Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”
United Nations, March 18, 2016
Mr. Chair,
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and would like to make some additional remarks in its national capacity. [Read more…]
The University of Cyprus MBA Program will offer 6 (six) scholarships to Cypriots residing overseas who will be admitted to the Program in September 2016. Tuition fees are currently 10,250 Euros. The scholarships offered to Cypriot citizens living abroad are:
The Respect to the Principles and Purposes of the Charter of the United Nations as Key Element for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security
Thank you Mr. President.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and wishes to make some remarks in its national capacity. [Read more…]
United Nations, 11 February 2016
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am greatly honoured to be a part of this high-level Forum on the occasion of the first annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. [Read more…]
Statement by the Third Committee delegate, Monica Pachoumi, 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development, United Nations, February 4, 2016
Item 3(a) Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world
Mr Chair,
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and would like to make some remarks in its national capacity. [Read more…]