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Keeping Mitrovica Rivers Clean 05 June 2015 - Mitrovica has a recurring problem - how to keep its rivers clean and how to prevent people from throwing rubbish in them again once they have been cleaned up. This year, the Municipality of South Mitrovica, with the help of UNMIK, KFOR and with the…

Colonel Vittorio Russo, Italian National Intelligence Cell Commander (left), visited UNMIK today and met with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Farid Zarif.

International Jazz Day 30 April 2015 - 30 April is International Jazz Day. UNESCO has designated jazz a universal music of freedom and creativity. Radio Ophelia speaks to a multiethnic band from Kosovo about mixing jazz and Balkan music. Download radio programme in English Read transcript Shkarkoje…

UNMIK’s Deputy Head attends Interfaith Conference in Pristina 29 May 2015 - Jennifer Brush, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) in Kosovo, attended the 4th International Interfaith Conference held in Pristina. During her speech at the opening reception on 28 May, she…

Inter-ethnic teams renovate religious sites in Mitrovica 12 November 2015, Mitrovica - Religious institutions and their leaders can play an important role in avoiding tensions and promoting reconciliation. Recognizing that there is a need for local people to be involved in peace-building activities…

Inside the Blue Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for diversity. The United Nations strongly stands behind these three core values and promotes them both externally and internally. As a worldwide organization that promotes peace and tolerance, it is of the utmost importance that the UN sets an…

On the International Day of Peace, the United Nations calls for a complete cessation of hostilities around the world. We also ask people everywhere to observe a minute of silence, at noon local time, to honour the victims – those who have lost their lives, and those who survived but must now cope…

UNMIK raises rainbow flag to highlight struggle against homophobia 17 May 2014, Pristina - To mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for the first time in its history, has raised a rainbow flag. In the words…

12 January 2011 - The UN Office at Nairobi (UNON), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) - offices headquartered or located in Nairobi - have joined hands to help make possible a DVD which highlights a song with a…

Fighting Homophobia to Make Kosovo More “Free and Equal” 15 May 2014 - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights promises a world where all people are guaranteed the same protections. But lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have been subjected to violence and discrimination – simply…

13 July 2015 - The Municipality and the Cultural House of The Municipality and the Cultural House of Leposaviq/Leposavić organized an “Ethno Festival” in Soqanica/Sočanica on 13 and 14 July. It celebrated K-Albanian, K-Bosniak, K-Roma, and K-Serb communities through traditional music, dance and…

28 July 2015 - Women belonging to minority groups in Kosovo face a de facto double discrimination: as women, and as members of minorities. Among the most striking problems are a lack of awareness on women’s rights and gender equality, domestic violence, and early and forced marriages. To fight…