Cyprus: joint UN mission attacks problem of existing landmines The UN mission in Cyprus (UNFICYP) led a mine clearance demonstration on Wednesday in the UN-controlled buffer zone where demining operations are being conducted near the Cypriot village of Mammari. A 21-strong Cambodian demining unit brought to Cyprus from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is working on clearing an area where landmines have been displaced by flooding in the buffer zone between the Turkish-held north of the island and the Greek Cypriot south. Images and soundbites