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20 January 2014 - PRISTINA - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) in Kosovo, Jennifer Brush, today donated two vehicles to the Mayors of Kllokot-Verbovc/Klokot-Verbovac and Partesh/Parteš…

UNMIK honors United Nations personnel killed in Gaza 07 August 2014 – The UN flag at UNMIK Headquarters in Pristina is flying at half-mast today in honor of the personnel of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…

UNMIK donates vehicles to the people of Kosovo DSRSG Robert Sorenson (right) meets Burim Berisha, Mayor of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Fitim Selimi, Deputy Mayor of Lipjan/Lipljane, signs handover documents to accept UNMIK's…

UNMIK donates vehicles to local institutions and civil society 17 December 2014 – PRISTINA – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) in Kosovo, Jennifer Brush, today donated six UNMIK vehicles to…

Keeping kids in school in Kosovo 9 December 2014 - Education is a human right, and in Kosovo, it is mandatory for children between the ages of six and fifteen. But there are kids who are not going to school. Some were never…

Human rights belong to every one of us without exception. But unless we know them, unless we demand they be respected, and unless we defend our right -- and the right of others -- to exercise them, they will be just words in…

“NO PLACE LIKE HOME”: The return of displaced Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian families to Kosovo 16 June 2014 - Thousands of people from the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities fled Kosovo during the conflict in 1999, and…

Participants of roundtable in Pristina call for improved media accountability to tackle online hate speech Newsstand in Pristina. © UNESCO “Media should provide more room for public awareness campaigns against online hate…

The mission of the United Nations is to build a better world; leave no one behind; and stand up for the poorest and most vulnerable in the name of global peace and social justice. On UN Day 2012, “Let us unite, seven billion…

UNMIK staff celebrates UN Day in Pristina and Mitrovica 24 October 2014 – United Nations Day was celebrated at UNMIK Headquarters in Pristina today. On this day in 1945, the UN officially came into being – not just as an…

Observing United Nations Day in Kosovo October 24 is United Nations Day. On that day in 1945, the UN officially came into being – not just as an institution, but as a solemn promise to the world’s people. According to the UN…

Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations Remarks by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin Emerald Hotel, Pristina, 24 October…