Why Is There Still a UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, 50 Years Later?

Published: Nov. 8, 2021, 3 a.m.

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The UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus\\xa0 is one of the world's oldest peacekeeping missions. Yet to this day, it is still serving a valuable role in preventing conflict between Greece and Turkey -- two NATO allies.\\xa0

On the line to explain why this peacekeeping force is still needed after all these years is Peter Yeo, President of the Better World Campaign and Senior Vice President of the United Nations Foundation.\\xa0 We kick off discussing the history of the mission before having a broader conversation of its still relevant work after all these years.\\xa0\\xa0

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