Welcoming all demining activity in the buffer zone, including the agreement to begin the clearing of Turkish Forces minefields in Nicosia and surrounding areas within the buffer zone,

The core zone of this national park covers 857.54 km2 and a buffer zone of 1,954 km2.

The clearing of mines in the buffer zone continued during the reporting period.

We have facilities around there. You also have a buffer zone that's 17 square kilometers.

One suggested approach is to leave an uninhabited buffer zone extending shoreward from the water.

To provide support as required for the prevention of civil disorder within the buffer zone

UNFICYP supported civilian projects in the buffer zone, in particular farming activities and infrastructure improvements.

The events in Louroujina began in mid August when Turkish Forces placed construction materials inside the buffer zone.

Turkish Forces nevertheless placed a sign inside the buffer zone and proceeded with the construction of the checkpoint.

Saudi Arabia says it is trying to enforce a buffer zone within Yemen to keep the rebels away from its border.

However, Cyprus remains a conflict zone there are still fortified streets in Nicosia, a United Nations peacekeeping operation patrols the buffer zone, and there is a substantial Turkish military force in the north.

During the reporting period, UNFICYP facilitated 52 bi communal meetings in which about 2,000 people from both sides of the buffer zone participated.

On 5 August, UNFICYP secured an agreement to begin the clearing of Turkish Forces minefields in Nicosia and surrounding areas within the buffer zone.

Those arrangements are to remain in place pending the completion of the road construction project within the buffer zone funded by the European Union.

The 1979 Egypt Israel Peace Treaty mandated that Sinai be largely demilitarized in order to serve as a buffer zone between the two former enemies.

The materials were moved following a protest by UNFICYP, but the Turkish Forces then proceeded to construct a new checkpoint immediately adjacent to the buffer zone.

But for the few people left here in this bombed out buffer zone, evacuation means they get ten minutes notice to pack up and leave on foot.

On 31 August, a United Nations patrol encountered a company size Turkish Forces patrol inside the buffer zone in the same area and asked them to leave.

The situation in Louroujina remained static until 1 November, when a Greek Cypriot civilian entered the buffer zone and removed a Turkish flag from the same checkpoint.

Another agreement was reached in September on the establishment in the buffer zone of an anthropological laboratory, where the remains collected on both sides will be stored.

And at night, I will meet with friends where we will have political discussions about the Turkish currency, the buffer zone and the protests in the coastal areas.

That method of observing the buffer zone, in conjunction with the new patrolling concept, has increased the monitoring capacity of UNFICYP as compared to observation from static locations.

On 21 November, several shots were fired at an UNFICYP patrol inside the buffer zone by a Greek Cypriot hunter when he was asked to produce his hunting licence.

In addition, the Force has increased the number and duration of its air patrols and has also procured night vision equipment to improve its surveillance of the buffer zone.

In the mixed village of Pyla in the buffer zone, UNFICYP obtained agreement from the village's Turkish and Greek football clubs to play against each other in two exhibition matches.

In addition, the number of tasks of the UNFICYP police increased with the opening of the Astromeritis Bostanci crossing, where they patrol the two km of road running through the buffer zone.

These functions will continue and under normal conditions, they will be carried out through the use of permanent and temporary observation posts along with helicopter, vehicle and foot patrols in the buffer zone.

This function requires a fixed buffer.

UNOCI civilian police also contribute to security arrangements in the zone of confidence.

In order for UNFICYP to achieve the tasks set for the mission and to be able to control the buffer zone, a minimum strength of at least six companies on the cease fire line is required.

Status of the Temporary Security Zone and adjacent areas and cooperation with the parties

Status of the Temporary Security Zone and adjacent areas, and cooperation with the parties

Because of the nature of the separating mechanism, pH, buffer type, buffer concentration, and temperature all play important roles in controlling the separation.

He will visit UNMEE offices and, if feasible, UNMEE positions in the Temporary Security Zone.

Notwithstanding the foregoing incidents, the integrity of the Temporary Security Zone has generally been maintained.

We met the niece and son of a farmer caught in the buffer zone between the Israeli border and Gaza. She had lost an eye and he a hand to Israeli shells in the war of 2008 2009.

Abu Alaa lives in Khan Younis and owns land in the newly extended Buffer Zone , the strip of land along the Green Line which, from North to South, cuts into Palestinian land by a full 1 km now.

The movement of people and trade across the buffer zone continued with approximately 9 million crossings of Greek Cypriots to the north and Turkish Cypriots to the south since the opening of the crossing points in early 2003.

The establishment of such a zone would not only enhance regional security and stability but would also promote international peace and security.

Afghanistan, along with Pakistan and Iran, is part of a vital western security zone for China.

The 1979 Egypt Israel Peace Treaty mandated that Sinai be largely demilitarized in order to serve as a buffer zone between the two former enemies. Tourism and natural gas pipelines linking the two countries provided economic resources for the local Bedouin.

Like the Balkans, the far shores of the Mediterranean are part of the EU s immediate security zone.

I am, nevertheless, deeply concerned by the recent shooting incidents that occurred in the Temporary Security Zone.

The restructured UNFICYP would continue to interpose itself between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot forces and to supervise the cease fire lines that define the buffer zone by observing and reporting any violations of the cease fire and the status quo.

Russia had suffered three devastating Western onslaughts in the previous 150 years during the Napoleonic Wars, the First World War, and the Second World War, and Stalin's goal was to establish a buffer zone of states between Germany and the Soviet Union.