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The integration of the judicial institutions in northern Kosovo was the focus of a conference opened by SRSG Zahir Tanin. The conference, held in Mitrovica on 19 February, also included Mr. Nikola Kabašić, President of the Basic Court of Mitrovicë; Mr. Shkelzen Maliqi, General Director at the Kosovo…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met the new Head of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, Mr. Francis Power, at UNMIK Headquarters on 3 March 2020. SRSG Tanin and Mr. Power exchanged views on the political situation in Kosovo and discussed…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met Ambassador Kai Sauer, the Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security Policy, from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, at UNMIK Headquarters on 9 March 2020. SRSG Tanin and Mr. Sauer discussed the…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin delivered opening remarks at a Strategic Prioritisation Retreat organised by the United Nations Kosovo Team on 11 March in Pristina. Prime Minister Albin Kurti delivered the keynote address. Through this event, the United…

On 12 March 2020, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Mr. Toni Petrovski, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of North Macedonia, at UNMIK Headquarters. They exchanged views on political developments in Kosovo and the Western Balkans region.

On 13 March 2020, Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Mr. John Kennedy Mosoti, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Country Director for North Macedonia and Serbia and Director for Kosovo, at UNMIK…

18 March 2020, Pristina—The Kosovo Trustbuilding Platform , a first-of-its-kind hub of information on the initiatives, achievements, opportunities, and champions for building trust in Kosovo, has been publicly launched. The Executive Director of the NGO that launched the site on March 18, New Social…

Security and Gender Group Calls for Prevention of Domestic Violence amid the COVID-19 Pandemic 24 March, 2020 - At this time of the global COVID-19 pandemic, home is supposed to be the safest place for everyone. However, for people experiencing gender-based violence including domestic violence…

Yesterday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appealed to all nations to cease conflict and join forces to fight a common enemy, the COVID-19 virus which crosses all boundaries and affects everyone, everywhere it reaches. In the same spirit, I wish urgently to call upon all leaders to do…

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Ensuring food assistance and information is available in local languages were some of the main points raised during an UNMIK-supported debate show on how COVID-19 is impacting Kosovo’s most marginalised. ‘Poor and facing the virus’ was the subject of the second in a series of Coronavirus-related…

PRISTINA - In light of the measures taken to combat COVID-19 and the ongoing public health emergency, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, urgently calls upon all Kosovo institutions and stakeholders to uphold human rights in the fight against COVID-19…