New bi-communal ‘Joint Communications Room’ launched
Nicosia, 29 July 2010 – In support of efforts to combat crime across Cyprus, the United Nations-backed Technical Committee on Crime and Criminal Matters (TCCCM) today launched the ‘Joint Communications Room’ (JCR), a bi-communal initiative set up to exchange information between the island’s two communities on crimes and crime-related matters.
The JCR, a round-the-clock-operation run by Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot law enforcement experts, along with UNFICYP police officers, aims to support information sharing between the police forces in both communities on matters related to thefts, murders, drug offences and human trafficking, among others.
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Secretary-General's Report to the Security Council
The present report covers developments related to the Secretary-General's good offices mission in Cyprus during the period from 25 November 2009 to 30 April 2010. The Secretary-General reports that considerable progress has been made in the United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Cyprus during the reporting period and notes there is now a unique opportunity to make a decisive push forward on the talks.