UN Cyprus good offices budget to be cut by more than a third

The budget of the United Nations’ good offices in Cyprus is to be cut by more than a third this year, with the proposed budget for next year $1.2 million (€1m) smaller than that of last year, the Cyprus Mail understands.

Sources from the UN said the new budget constitutes a 37.7 per cent reduction compared to last year, and that this will force the UN to make eight job losses, with seven civilian staff to lose their jobs.

Those seven staff had been tasked with facilitating the work of bicommunal technical committees...