On January 30, 2019, the UN Security Council passed a resolution [3] through which it extended the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 31, 2019. The resolution notes that Cyprus is in agreement about the need to extend UNFICYP’s mandate, and the Council welcomed Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders’ “commitment to support the process towards a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus, and the support provided by the Secretary-General and Secretary-General’s Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar.” The Council called upon all parties to actively engage to restart negotiations and work towards a settlement process under UN auspices. The Council also highlighted its concern over the increase in violations of the military status quo along the ceasefire lines and stressed that parties must respect UNFICYP’s mandated authority in the buffer zone. The press release [4] states that the resolution passed unanimously .