A Visit to Chernobyl
Twenty-five years ago, the explosion at Chernobyl cast a radioactive cloud over Europe and a shadow around the world. Today, the tragedy at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continues to unfold, raising popular…
General Assembly appoints Ban Ki-moon to second term as UN Secretary-General
The United Nations General Assembly today agreed to appoint Ban Ki-moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General of the 192-member Organization. Under the resolution, which was adopted by acclamation, Mr. Ban’s…
OSCE helps restore Orthodox cemeteries in Kosovo
Staro Gracko/Grackë e Vjetër, a village in Lipjan/Lipljan municipality in central Kosovo, is home to some 300 people, most of them Kosovo Serbs. The village has a cultural centre, a new school, a sports centre and a medical…
UN Foundation investing in girls' education, future
It has been ten years since the launch of the Millennium Development Goals, and while the international community has made progress in some areas, certain goals, in particular those focusing on universal primary education and…
SRSG tribute to late President Ibrahim Rugova
21 January 2011 - On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the death of late president Ibrahim Rugova, SRSG Lamberto Zannier paid tribute by visiting the Memorial Complex in the Velanija district of Pristina. On the…
Secretary-General message on World Refugee Day
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. It is also 60 years since UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, was established. In that time the work of helping the world’s refugees and other forcibly displaced…
SRSG visit to Deçan/Dečane
On 19 May SRSG Lamberto Zannier visited Deçan/Dečane Monastery for a meeting with Father Sava accompanied by Colonel Vicenzo Cipullo, Commander of the Multinational Battle Group West and the Acting Head of the OSCE Regional…
Statement by the Secretary-General on Libya
The Security Council today has taken an historic decision. Resolution 1973 affirms, clearly and unequivocally, the international community’s determination to fulfil its responsibility to protect civilians from violence…
Address by UNMIK SRSG Lamberto Zannier to the UN Security Council.
Mr. President, your Excellencies, distinguished guests, The report before you describes UNMIK’s activities from 16 January to 15 April 2011. Today I wish to update you on recent developments and, more generally, on the key…
SRSG on Ophelia FM
Listen Good afternoon Mr. Zannier, SRSG Zannier. Thank you for being with us in Ophelia. Well it’s a pleasure as usual and Happy New Year to all of your listeners. Having just entered into the New Year, we wanted to hear your…
Raising Awareness through film at this year's Doku Fest
This year UNAIDS will participate in the 10th annual Prizren “Doku Fest” from July 23rd to the 31st. The International Documentary and Short Film Festival, commonly referred to as “Doku Fest,” brings together film makers from…
UNMIK SRSG statement on the anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Mr. Lamberto Zannier expresses his solidarity with the people of Haiti and all those who suffered tragic losses a year ago. On 12 January 2010, Haiti suffered a…