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GENEVA – On this day, I salute the women of the Middle East and North Africa, along with women all over the world who are taking great risks to stand up and fight for dignity, justice and human rights for themselves and for their compatriots. In Egypt and Tunisia, women were on Twitter, on Facebook…

The former head of the Bosnian Serb armed forces during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was today removed from a hearing at the United Nations tribunal trying him on genocide charges after he continually interrupted the presiding judge. Ratko Mladic, who was arrested in Serbia in May after evading…

Emerging from decades of “denial of dignity”, Tunisians have high expectations that the country’s institutions will dramatically transform, and that their rights will be protected and respected – aspirations that will require transparent governance to avoid them from turning to frustration, a UN…

United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have rescued six national police officers kidnapped by rebels without paying a ransom or firing a shot, relying on diplomacy and their superior numbers. The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC ( MONUSCO)…

3 May 2012 - Freedom of expression is one of our most precious rights. It underpins every other freedom and provides a foundation for human dignity. Free, pluralistic and independent media is essential for its exercise. This is the message of World Press Freedom Day. Media freedom entails the…

Earlier this month, nearly 60 items, including 2 vehicles, were donated by UNMIK to the municipalities of Lipjan/Lipljan, Ferizaj/Uroševac, Obilic/Obiliq, and Vushtrri/Vucitrn. UNMIK Deputy SRSG Robert Sorenson was on site to meet with municipal leadership and discuss current events. In Ferizaj…

Mr. President, Excellencies, Since my last briefing to you in August, the implementation of the 19 April First Agreement on Principles Governing the Normalization of Relations between Pristina and Belgrade has passed an important... SRSG Zarif’s presentation to the Security Council - 19 November…

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) will organize a special event entitled “Transparency in the Global Arms Trade” at United Nations Headquarters on 18 October, accompanying the launch of a new, ground-breaking Web feature offering unprecedented insight into the global reported…

With the UNMIK App, the United Nations Mission in Kosovo offers subscribers all the latest news reported by the local media in Kosovo and activities of the mission at the touch of a finger. You may wonder, how does UNMIK maintain such an active online presence? According to the Head of UNMIK’s…

25 November 2015 - Whether at home, on the streets or during war, violence against women is a GLOBAL PANDEMIC that takes place in PUBLIC and PRIVATE spaces. Everyone has a role to play in preventing and ending violence against woman and girls. Every year between 25 th of November and 10 th of…

Swearing in third member of Human Rights Advisory Panel A new Member of the UNMIK Human Rights Advisory Panel (HRAP), Françoise Tulkens, was sworn into office by Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Farid Zarif. The ceremony was attended by Marek A. Nowicki, HRAP’s Presiding member…

Eradicating poverty is the greatest social challenge facing the world. Impoverished people and communities often exist on the margins of their societies, having little voice in decisions which affect them in the most direct ways. Faced with a lack of food, shelter, and access to essential services…