The United Nations Group of Experts in Geographical Names (UNGEGN) has published a new UNGEGN Bulletin, No. 64, entitled "Making Geographical Names Data Accessible".
This bulletin, which is issued every six months, has already been circulated to all member countries and was also posted on the UN website. Pages 15-16 include a short relevant article sent by the Chairman of the Cyprus Standing Committee for the Standardization of Geographical Names (SCENIHR), Mr Andreas Hadjiraftis, on Cyprus. Regarding the cover of the magazine, the Cypriot proposal was accepted, for the tenth time in a row. On pages 5 and 6, references are made to both the Cyprus article and the cover.
As stated in the article, "It is evident that Cyprus has a fully functional and globally aligned structure and policy framework, based on common principles for the national standardisation of approved geographical names that identify location and respect cultural heritage. Geographical names are easily accessible for international use and enhance communication and cooperation. Moreover, the systems implemented are user-friendly, innovative and fully accessible."
All official geographical names are included in the Big Toponymic Dictionary at A Complete Gazetteer of Cyprus
At https:/unstats.un.org/unsd/ungegn/pubs/#bulletin, all issues of the journal from 1988 to 2022 are listed. Previous editions include a further 13 articles relating to Cyprus on other similar topics (see nos. 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62 and 63).
The Republic of Cyprus actively participates in the United Nations meetings and conferences held in New York through the Chairman of the Permanent Committee for the Standardization of Geographical Names of Cyprus. For more details, interested parties can visit www.geonoma.gov.cy.
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