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On 20 June, the President of the Basic Court of Mitrovica, Judge Nikola Kabašić, welcomed the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, and the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Christopher Coleman, to the court premises located in…

Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, welcomes the condemnations and expressions of concern by Kosovo’s leaders regarding recent ethnically motivated incidents. SRSG Tanin further states "there is no place for intimidation in a democratic society. The…

On 22 June, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General and Deputy Head of UNMIK, Mr. Christopher Coleman, addressed a group of 200 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Shëngjin, Albania. The event was organized by the Jahjaga Foundation under the UNMIK-supported programme…

During an official visit to Berlin last week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin met with officials from Federal Foreign Office and Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Chancellery and several Members of Parliament in Germany. During his visit, SRSG…

As part of his commitment to engage with municipal and local actors across Kosovo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, was in Dragash/Dragaš municipality on 12 July, where he was received by Mayor Shaban Shabani, the Deputy Mayor for Communities, Šerif…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin met Mayor Mytaher Haskuka and other officials of Prizren municipality on 26 July, as part of his commitment to engage with municipal and local actors across Kosovo. During the meeting, SRSG Tanin and the Mayor…

Surrounded by crops, chickens and tractors in a quiet, rural part of Kosovo is the village of Vidaje/Vidanje - the “best village to live in”, according to 13-year-old Leonid Shllaku. Leonid’s house is just across from a new playground that was built in 2016 for children in the mixed ethnic community…

The Security and Gender Group strongly condemns the recent case of domestic violence with tragic outcomes in Gjakovë/Ðakovica municipality, including the homicide of a woman and her nine-year old daughter by her spouse in Brekoc/Brekovac village and calls for responsible institutions to step up…

The United Nations gathered from 6 to 8 May in Ljubljana more than 120 participants representing a broad cross-section of Kosovo society, including civil society, media, youth leaders and municipal leadership from both majority and non-majority communities, to exchange perspectives on building trust…

Sanam Dolatshahi, UNMIK's spokesperson: "Regarding some media reports on President Hashim Thaci’s visit to Gazivoda reservoir on 29 September, UNMIK wishes to clarify that its staff were neither notified of nor involved in this visit. UNMIK staff and vehicles in the area were present only fulfilling…

As part of regular consultations with international stakeholders, in particular members of the UN Security Council, Mr Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, visited Moscow on 11 and 12 October. SRSG Tanin met separately with Deputy Minister of Foreign…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, condemns the incident in Istog/Istok municipality which took place yesterday when two buses transporting Serb pilgrims were stoned. “Such acts are unacceptable and competent authorities should investigate the…