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FOOD WASTE HACKATHON: It's Just Too Good To Waste

One third of all food produced is lost or wasted – are you ready to tackle this challenge and be our Hackathon winner? We are looking for determined innovators with a passion for developing sustainable solutions for food waste reduction! Choose a challenge that interests you, and 'hack/ideate' existing and new mechanisms to positively impact the food waste problem in Cyprus! At the end of the hackathon, you will be able to pitch to a jury with a chance to win up to €10,000 to help turn your idea into reality.

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Getting to know our shared heritage from home: a 3D point cloud for the Othello Tower in Famagusta

A 3D point cloud of the Othello Tower has launched as part of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage's Digital Heritage Project.

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Combatting harmful mosquito vectors in Cyprus

To protect human and animal health on the island of Cyprus from harmful mosquito vectors, the Technical Committee on Health launched the ID-Vec project.

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Ground-breaking ceremony for the European Union funded Morphou WWTP extension project

A ground-breaking ceremony was organized by UNDP in partnership with the European Commission for the European Union funded Morphou Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) extension project.

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European Union continues to support the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage in Cyprus with additional EUR 2.5 million Euros

The European Union Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community continues to provide assistance to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus and, as part of its efforts, the European Commission has signed a new agreement to support the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) in Cyprus.

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Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage’s Europa Nostra Awards are celebrated with high level event

An event marking the occasion of the TCCH being awarded the European Heritage Award and the Grand Prix Laureate in the category for “Dedicated Service to Heritage by Organisations and Individuals” was held at the Home for Cooperation.

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Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage completes conservation works at Panagia church

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is pleased to announce the completion of conservation works at Panagia church and its perimeter wall.

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WHAT WE DO

UNDP operates in Cyprus through a Project Management Office largely funded by the European Union, in support of the ongoing peace building process. Through cultural heritage conservation projects, community engagement initiatives, confidence building measures and large infrastructure and urban upgrading projects, UNDP implements initiatives that encourage dialogue and cooperation between all of the communities of Cyprus.

About EU/UNDP Partnership in Cyprus

28.1M Euros

EU/UNDP Support to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP)

19.9M Euros

EU/UNDP Support to the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage

2.1M Euros

EU/UNDP Support to the Technical Committee on Crossings

8.1M Euros

EU/UNDP Support to the Bi-Communal Waste Water Treatment Plant