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| .: | CAN - Cyprus Action Network - http://www.cyprusaction.org |
| CAN consists of volunteer activists who are committed to bringing the issue of human rights violations in Cyprus to the attention of the international community.
It has geographically-dispersed local branches and maintains close contact with the ongoing events in Cyprus. CAN has no leadership structure, but acts as an umbrella for various activists sharing the concerns mentioned above.
Communication between volunteers is through e-mail and this medium is utilized to keep the volunteers up-to-date about the events in Cyprus, plan urgent actions and form strategies for achieving the goals mentioned above. The organization seeks and obtains assistance from dependable news sources in Cyprus and does what is in its power to disseminate the information obtained and draw the attention of the international community.
Any individual who agrees with the principles mentioned on these pages can join CAN. The members are expected to act as the points-of-contact for their region and are responsible for establishing contacts with other organizations in their area on behalf of CAN and try to get their support. |
| .: | embargoed.org - http://www.embargoed.org |
| Mission and Purpose
We are a human rights group campaigning to bring an immediate and unconditional end to all embargoes against the people of North Cyprus. We were launched in London and North Cyprus on 4 March 2005 and operate as an independent non-profit membership association limited by guarantee - UK company registration number 05433072.
People
We initially formed in London - the home of the largest diaspora of Turkish Cypriots outside Cyprus - in September 2004. We are a multi-ethnic group covering a diverse range of social and professional backgrounds united in our outrage of the treatment of North Cyprus and its citizens.
Together, we form a community of human rights activists that are committed to positive, peaceful actions that will bring about the end of all embargoes against Turkish Cypriots. We aim to restore the fundamental political, economic and social rights of all citizens of North Cyprus
Core Values
Human rights are everybody’s right!
We use all possible channels to mobilise non-violent action and support for our campaign. We will continue to lobby governments, intergovernmental organisations, political groups and representatives, non-governmental organisations and community groups until they end the unjust isolation imposed on the people of North Cyprus.
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| .: | Green Line Regulation - http://www.delcyp.cec.eu.int/en/news/tcmeasures/greenline.htm |
| Green Line Regulation |
| .: | Ledra Street Nicosia - Shopping in a united Cyprus - http://www.e-ledra.com |
| This is the only place where the shopping area within the old city of Nicosia is united! Even though the shopping area has been physically divided by a mass of concrete, barbed wire and sandbags since 1963 due to complex disputes between the island’s two main ethnic groups, the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots, e-Ledra offers the visitor uninterrupted strolling through its streets providing the visitor with information about the shops, their unique products offerings and promotions, restaurants, museums, churches, transportation, accommodation as well as how to cross from South to North and vice versa. Use the active map on this page to locate a shop, a restaurant, a parking lot or a place of interest.
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| .: | Let us unite Famagusta - http://www.letsunitefamagusta.net/ |
| Famagusta including Varosha can become a model city and serve as an example for a future reunified Cyprus. |
| .: | Office Of The Coordinator For Harmonisation - http://www.eu-coordinator.gov.cy |
| On May 1st, 2004, Cyprus has joined the big European family, of which the “Unity in diversity” is a distinctive aspect. The unity of the European peoples has become true through the flexible and modern communication channels.
The visitors of the website of our Office will find information about the functioning and the activities of the Office. It will also be possible for them to be informed about the course of Cyprus joining the European Union and the harmonisation process with the acquis communautaire. Furthermore, they will be able to collect information with respect to the European programs and policies.
By updating this website regularly, we aim at facilitating the direct contact between Cyprus and the European citizen. |
| .: | Özgür Kıbrıs - http://ozgurkibris.net |
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| .: | The European Commission`s Representation - http://www.delcyp.cec.eu.int |
| The Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus opened on 1st May 2004, the day the island acceded to the European Union.
The European Commission has a Representation in each of the 25 EU Member States. Its task is to inform EU citizens in their countries about initiatives being taken by the European Commission. The Representation also reports back to the European Commission in Brussels about Cypriot public opinion on the EU and other relevant developments.
In addition, the EC Representation carries out work related to the specific situation on the island, including financial cooperation. In this respect, the EC Representation contributes towards the economic integration of the island and improving contacts both between the two communities and with the EU. In particular, this is being done via the implementation of the special EUR 12 million package for the northern part of Cyprus adopted in June 2003 and the EUR 259 million earmarked for there in April 2004.
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| .: | The European Institute of Cyprus - http://www.eic.ac.cy |
| The European Institute of Cyprus (EIC) was founded in 1996, after mutual agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the European Union (EU), as an independent non-profit organisation, according to the Law regarding Associations and Foundations of 1972 and the Regulations regarding Associations and Foundations of 1973.
The EIC operation is particularly intended to serve all the Cypriot people, whatever their language, religion and gender may be.
The Institute`s fundamental mission is to be the main vehicle that will promote the study, training and information concerning issues relating to the European Union. It also assists professional and commercial organisations, chambers of commerce and other interested parties in collecting information relating to the institutions, legislation and developments in the EU.
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| .: | UNDP - ACT - http://www.undp-act.org |
| UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
On 1 October 2005 the BDP completed its work in Cyprus and the United Nations Development Programme launched a new initiative for bi-communal co-operation called Action for Co-operation and Trust (ACT). The purpose of ACT is to build on the successes of the Bi-communal Development Programme and create opportunities for both communities to work together on concrete projects which will benefit all people on the island, while at the same time promoting tolerance and mutual understanding. With the financial support of USAID the hope is that projects under ACT will support principles of multiculturalism and European values and provide Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots the resources and opportunities to jointly build the foundations for a sustainable solution to the Cyprus Problem.
The philosophy behind this approach is based on the understanding that any solution can only be implemented on the basis of solid networks of co-operation and the gradual normalization of relations in a wide variety of fields.
The overall goal of the programme will be to build a stronger culture of tolerance, reconciliation and support of settlement in all sectors of Cypriot society. |
| .: | UNDP - PFF - http://www.undp-pff.org |
| Since 2001, UNDP in conjunction with its executing agency UNOPS has been responsible for the implementation of the EU funded Programme “Partnership for the Future (PFF)”.
The PFF aims at contributing to the peace-building process in Cyprus through different levels of intervention ranging from urban infrastructure rehabilitation to assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as the de-mining of the Buffer Zone. |
| .: | UNFICYP - http://www.unficyp.org |
| When UNFICYP was established in 1964, contingents were deployed throughout the island and an effort was made as far as possible to match their areas of responsibility (zones or districts) with the island`s administrative district boundaries. This was meant to facilitate a close working relationship with Cyprus government district officers, and with the local Turkish Cypriot leaders.
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