The Work of the UN in Cyprus

MADELEINE DEMETRIOU Graduate School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent HUBERT FAUSTMANN Researcher, Department of History, University of Mannheim PETER HOCKNELL Department of Geography, University of Durham DAN LINDLEY Assistant Professor, International Relations, Notre Dame University, United States EDWARD NEWMAN Peace and Governance Programme, United Nations University, Tokyo PAUL SANT CASSIA Reader in Anthropology, University of Durham

The United Nations has rarely been given a fair hearing with regard to its work in Cyprus. Despite competing demands for its limited resources being challenged by the local parties and at the mercy of contradictory political directions at the international level, the UN has actually achieved more than is generally realized.The United Nations has rarely been given a fair hearing with regard to its work in Cyprus. Despite competing demands for its limited resources being challenged by the local parties and at the mercy of contradictory political directions at the international level, the UN has actually achieved more than is generally realized. This is the first volume to critically appraise all the major areas of the UN's peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peace building activities in Cyprus.