Content_paragraphs:  I would like to once again thank the partners that have continued to provide 
  
  support to the work of both United Nations missions, UNDP and the Committee on 
  
  Missing Persons in Cyprus. I also note the long-standing cooperation with the 
  
  European Union, including through its Commission, in the framework of the Cyprus 
  
  settlement talks. This cooperation has been very much appreciated in the past phases 
  
  of the peace process, both in terms of the high-level engagement of the European 
  
  Union and its support for various confidence-building measures, and I count on its 
  
  continuation. I also acknowledge the contribution of the World Bank, both previous ly 
  
  to support the negotiations of the sides under the auspices of  my good offices and 
  
  recently to conduct and launch the gender-sensitive socioeconomic impact assessment 
  
  of a settlement. The latter exercise, conducted jointly with my mission of good offices 
  
  during the reporting period, was significant, and it is my hope that it will pave the 
  
  way for further constructive efforts to support the Cyprus peace process in the future.