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The Security and Gender Group strongly calls for the Kosovo Assembly to amend the draft budget for 2019, towards ensuring allocation of sustainable funding through the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare to enable shelters to meet the needs of gender-based violence survivors. This is in accordance…

The decision by Kosovo’s parliament to form a national army was described by the UN Peacekeeping chief on Monday as having “further deteriorated relations between Belgrade and Pristina,” which, he said, have been strained for some time. Jean Pierre Lacroix, head of the Department of Peacekeeping…

On 28 January 2019, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met with Major General Lorenzo D’ Addario, the Commander of KFOR, at Camp Film City. SRSG Tanin and Major General D’ Addario exchanged views security on general situation in Kosovo, with specific…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Ambassador of the United States to Kosovo, Mr. Philip S. Kosnett, at UNMIK Headquarters on 1 February 2019. The Ambassador and the SRSG discussed a number of issues including the latest political…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pristina, Ambassador Pavel Bílek, at UNMIK Headquarters on 4 February 2019. The Ambassador and the SRSG discussed a number of issues…

Kosovo and Serbian leaders must take a forward-looking approach to surmount obstacles that have thwarted negotiations during a period of antagonism, the Head of UNMIK told the UN Security Council. SRSG Zahir Tanin outlined a number of issues denting the political will between Pristina and Belgrade…

On 3 February 2019, Kosovo Police requested to interview a member of UNMIK personnel about an alleged minor offence in Pristina. UNMIK is undertaking enquiries and will take appropriate action in accordance with the United Nations policies and procedures. UNMIK deplores reports circulated on certain…

A milestone in the fight to eliminate gender-based violence in Kosovo has been reached with the inauguration of the first multiethnic shelter for gender-based violence survivors in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë and surrounding areas that will support Serbian speakers. The February 7 inauguration, attended by…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Head of the Liaison Office of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Rastislav Kostilník, at UNMIK Headquarters on 11 February 2019. The SRSG briefed Mr. Kostilník on the work of UNMIK, including the Mission’s…

On 20 February, 2019, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin concluded an official visit to Berlin, where he met with officials from Germany's Federal Foreign Office, Federal Chancellery, as well as the Center for International Peace Operations and one…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Head of Office of the P.R of China in Pristina, Ms. Li Yujie, at UNMIK Headquarters on 28 February 2019. The SRSG and Ms. Li exchanged views on recent developments in Kosovo and China’s role in…

5 March, 2019 – Women in Kosovo now have greater legal rights to property ownership, after research and an amendment proposal by a gender rights campaigner. Luljeta Aliu, whose research was shared with media, politicians and civil society in Pristina on March 5, is behind a years-long campaign that…