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Download or read book A Force for Peace : Six Decades of UN PeaceKeeping and UNFICYP's 45 Years in Cyprus written by UNFICYP Public Information Office and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 60 years now, United Nations peacekeeping operations have been helping societies emerging from conflict return to a path of reconstruction and development. The UN's work in Cyprus is an integral part of that history. Since its inception following the outbreak of inter-communal violence in 1963, UNFICYP has worked to prevent a recurrence of fighting and contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions. The United Nations has also been active in bringing the sides together with a view to reaching a just and lasting settlement. The photographs in this commemorative volume provide a small window on the daily work of UNFICYP's peacekeepers -- men and women soldiers, police and civilians from around the world with the people of Cyprus. This book is a tribute to them and to the many peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the service of peace on this island and around the world.