Oslo Militære Samfund (oms)

Erfaringer og opplevelser fra tiden som styrkesjef på Kypros Generalmajor Kristin Lund, Norwegian Defence International Centre (NODEFIC) ved Forsvarets stabsskole Erfaringer og opplevelser fra tiden som styrkesjef på Kypros The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is a United Nations peacekeeping force that was established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting following intercommunal violence between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and to facilitate a return to normal conditions. “In the interest of preserving international peace and security to use its best efforts to prevent a recurrence of fighting and, as necessary, to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions” (UNSCR 186/64) Following the 1974 Greek Cypriot coup d'état and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) exten