United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) which is one of the longest-running UN Peacekeeping missions, held a flag-raising ceremony for Nepal at the United Nations Protected Area on August 4.
United Nations Police - UNPOL's Senior Police Advisor, Assistant Police Commissioner Satu Koivu, welcomed Nepal as a Police Contributing Country with the arrival of UNPOL officer, Mohan Adhikari.
UNFICYP's newly arrived Chief of Finance, Ramesh Singh, from Nepal, was present at the ceremony.
Nepal became a member of the United Nations in 1955 and since then, has been an active participant in most UN peace operations.
The Nepali Police has always accepted challenges and participated in the most difficult operations.