STATEMENT BY THE UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS AND UNITED NATIONS LEGAL COUNSEL, TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL
STATEMENT BY THE UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS AND UNITED NATIONS LEGAL COUNSEL, Mr. MIGUEL DE SERPA SOARES, TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL New York, 10 June 2019 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, I…
More than a pretty face: Women journalists band together for the winds of change
“One such stereotype is that women are news presenters only, they read news, they need to be beautiful, with beautiful make-up etc. Just today I heard one of the stereotypes. I was told I was emotional during my address to…
An informed woman is an empowered woman: Gracanica women learn about new property rights law
Justice that is equal for all – this was the main message during a panel in Gračanica/Graçanicë informing local women of their property rights after an historic law change. Local NGOs and members of the public gathered in…
An informed woman is an empowered woman: Gracanica women learn about new property rights law
Justice that is equal for all – this was the main message during a panel in Gračanica/Graçanicë informing local women of their property rights after an historic law change. Local NGOs and members of the public gathered in…
Big dreams at Youth Assembly: A new kind of Kosovo
Kosovo’s youth could create “a new kind of ‘we’” for all people of Kosovo – instead of fixing identities rigidly along ethnic lines. The value in redefining both ethnic identities and youth identities were discussed during a…
UNMIK statement regarding the desecration of Orthodox cemetery in Lipjan/Lipljan
UNMIK condemns the desecration of gravestones at the Orthodox cemetery in Lipjan/Lipljan. Such reckless acts on sacred sites unearth painful memories for family members and communities alike. UNMIK encourages Kosovo Police to…
38,000 children with disabilities not attending school, SRSG Tanin hears during visit to UNICEF
An estimated 43,000 children with disabilities across Kosovo should be in school, but only about 5,300 of them will be returning to the classroom when schools open on 1 September, Special Representative of the Secretary…
Dokufest Screening: A Taste of Multilingualism in Kosovo
The beauty of people and communities connecting through language reverberated inside the walls of Hamam, one of the oldest buildings in Kosovo's multilingual epicentre Prizren, during the city's 18th annual documentary film…
STATEMENT BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
On the occasion of the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin reiterated the UN’s commitment to supporting efforts to…
Memories of the missing – 20 years of hurt
Fetije Mirena still dreams of her husband, whose remains have never been fully recovered 20 years after he went missing. “Sometimes I dream of him, but he just turns his back and tells me: ‘Stay there, you are fine’.” He only…
SRSG Tanin meets Ambassadors of Austria, France and UK
This week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, received the newly-appointed Ambassadors of Austria, France and the United Kingdom to Kosovo at UNMIK Headquarters. Austrian…
Who speaks? Building trust through narratives and story-telling
The value of alternative narratives and solutions-focused journalism were discussed by communications experts and artists during an UNMIK-sponsored multi-ethnic panel at Autostrada Biennale, Kosovo’s international art…