A/HRC/40/22 including by taking temporary special measures, and to promote their access to high-quality education (paras. 35 and 37). 25. In a positive development, on 31 May 2018 UNFICYP resumed humanitarian deliveries of food supplies and other items provided by the Republic of Cyprus to Greek Cypriot and Maronite communities residing in the north of the island. That followed the decision of the Turkish Cypriot authorities in May 2018 to reverse their previous decision to levy “duties” on such items. C. Freedom of movement 26. According to article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State. Furthermore, everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country.7 27. In Cyprus, however, crossings between the northern and southern parts of the island remain possible only through official crossing points, which limits freedom of movement. In a long-awaited development, two new crossing points at Lefka/Aplici and Deryneia/Derinya opened on 12 November 2018, thus bringing the total number of official crossing points to nine. 8 During the period under review, UNFICYP reported 2,017,908 official crossings through the buffer zone, including 2,083 at the Lefka/Aplici crossing point and 10,770 at the Deryneia/Derinya crossing point. 28. In its report of June 2018, the European Commission documented an increase in the number of crossings both by Turkish Cypriots and by Greek Cypriots in 2017, as well as a substantial increase in the number of crossings by European Union citizens (other than Cypriots and third-country nationals). No incidents concerning crossings were reported in 2017. However, Turkish Cypriot buses carrying European Union citizens were still not permitted to cross to the south of the island. 9 29. The opening of new official crossing points and the significant increase in the number of crossings are positive developments in the enjoyment of freedom of movement in Cyprus. They indicate a growing number of contacts between the communities of Cyprus, and should serve to inspire everyone to continue working to enhance freedom of movement on the whole island. D. Property rights 30. According to article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others, and no one is to be arbitrarily deprived of their property. 31. With regard to property claims in the northern part of Cyprus, according to the Immovable Property Commission, as at 30 November 2018 a total of 6,497 applications had been lodged with the Commission since its establishment. Of those, 928 had been concluded through friendly settlements and 32 through formal hearings. The Commission had paid a total of £ stg. 296,547,921 in compensation, and it had ruled for exchange and compensation in two cases, for restitution in three cases and for restitution and compensation in six cases. In one case, it had delivered a decision for restitution after the settlement of the Cyprus issue, and in another case it had ruled for partial restitution. 10 7 8 9 10 6 See also the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, art. 12. See www.uncyprustalks.org/joint-statement-by-the-turkish-cypriot-leader-mr-mustafa-akinci-and-thegreek-cypriot-leader-mr-nicos-anastasiades-26102018/. European Commission, Report from the Commission to the Council, COM(2018) 488 final, 22 June 2018, pp. 1–2. (The report is based on the 2017 calendar year). See www.tamk.gov.ct.tr.