On 23 May, UNFICYP held a networking forum at Ledra Palace Hotel to discuss future options for lasting peace in and around Cyprus, including political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and international dynamics.
The forum welcomed İpek Borman, Alexandros Lordos, Gülden Plümer and Ioanna Achilleos Zavitsanaki, presenters from the Cyprus Futures who are part of a diverse group 36 researchers who developed a roadmap for future options and a common language to support dialogue between the sides.
The aim is for these scenarios to be useful in a wide and inclusive strategic conversation in and around Cyprus to address the challenges facing the island.
More than 70 participants from civil society, embassies, journalists and academics joined the conversation in-person and online.