The climate of distrust and the gradual removal of the positions expressed by the two sides in the Cyprus issue are recorded in the report of good services in Cyprus submitted today by the UN Secretary General before the Security Council, pointing out the danger of undoing the existing convergences.
Mr. Guterres notes that there has been no fair distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 sent by the EU to Cyprus, since, as he says, only 234,038 doses have been delivered to the Turkish community out of the 1,956,023 doses received by the authorities. of the Republic of Cyprus. It also expresses strong concern about the actions of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot community in Varosia and calls on all parties to refrain from activities that cause tensions, both on land and in the sea area of the Eastern Mediterranean.
In his report, the UN Secretary General refers to the different positions expressed by the two sides on the issue of appointing an envoy to the Cyprus issue. However, he stressed the importance of appointing an envoy for the course of the talks.
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Mr Guterres said there had been no progress in reaching an agreement on confidence-building measures and noted the terminology problems presented to the various technical committees.
“It is unfortunate,” he said, “that no progress has been made on the Security Council's request to address obstacles to peace by conducting a joint review of school supplies, including textbooks, as a contribution to building trust between communities.” However, it emphasizes the achievements of the Technical Committee for Cultural Heritage and the beneficial role played by the Technical Committee for Health in the context of the pandemic.
The role of women
The UN Secretary-General urges the parties to “ensure the participation of at least 30% of women in any of their future delegations in the talks as well as in other negotiating bodies”.
With regard to the action plan requested by the Security Council, it congratulated the Gender Equality Technical Committee on its work and urged the leaders to agree, as a matter of priority, on a joint action plan. “I also urge leaders,” she added, “to implement the recommendations of gender-sensitive socio-economic impact assessment to address existing barriers to women's full economic participation – for the benefit of women today, but also to ensure that a future “A peace agreement will benefit both men and women in Cyprus.”
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