Beyond baking: How an UNMIK and EULEX collaboration will build skills and opportunities for incarcerated women in Kosovo
At the Lipjan/Lipljan Correctional Center for Women and Juveniles, women these days are busy at work measuring ingredients, monitoring ovens, and testing out their new equipment. What might seem like an ordinary bakery represents far more than fresh bread: it serves as a chance for women and…
“Colors of Nature with Uta and Miljana”: Bilingual Children’s Book Celebrates the Diversity of Kosovo
When it comes to the next generation, building a framework for a more trusting, collaborative society can begin in the simplest of ways, including through storytelling. That’s the guiding principle behind Colors of Nature with Uta and Miljana, a bilingual children’s book about a friendship between…
THE SECURITY AND GENDER GROUP CALLS FOR ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF YOUNG WOMAN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF FERIZAJ
24 August 2021 The Security and Gender Group (SGG) strongly condemns the killing of the 18-year-old young woman who was left with no signs of life at the hospital of Ferizaj/Uroševac on Sunday, 22 August. The SGG calls upon relevant institutions to take effective measures to thoroughly investigate…
SRSG Tanin Recalls the Importance of Clarifying the Fate of Missing Persons and Urges Pristina and Belgrade to Redouble Their Efforts
On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, stresses the importance of clarifying the fate of the missing and expresses UNMIK’s continued commitment to fully support this…
ASG Miroslav Jenča and SRSG Tanin meet President Osmani
On Monday 30 August, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, the UN Assistant Secretary-General from the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met with President Vjosa Osmani. They discussed a…
ASG Jenča begins visit to Kosovo, meets with Kosovo leadership and visits religious sites
Mr. Miroslav Jenča, the Assistant Secretary-General in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations began his visit to Kosovo on 29 August, meeting with Kosovo leadership and visiting religious heritage sites. RSG Mari Yamashita, Head of UNOB, ASG Miroslav Jenča, Vjosa…
ASG Jenča continues Kosovo visit in Mitrovica region
On 31 August and 1 September, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, the Assistant Secretary-General in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, continued his visit to Kosovo, travelling to the Mitrovica region. Preston Pentony, Head of UNMIK Mitrovica Regional Office, Srđan…
SRSG Tanin meets with the President and the Registrar of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova and Dr. Fidelma Donlon
On Thursday 9 September, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met with the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, and the Registrar of the Specialist Chambers, Dr. Fidelma Donlon, at UNMIK Headquarters. The SRSG…
SRSG Tanin calls on all parties to address issues over the implementation of measures on licence plates through established dialogue mechanisms
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin notes the continuing impasse over the implementation of measures on license plates and joins international partners in urging all parties to address issues through established dialogue mechanisms, in support of the…
SRSG Tanin holds regular consultations in Belgrade, meets with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić
On 7 October 2021, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin, met with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić. The meeting occurred as part of SRSG Tanin’s regular consultations in advance of the United Nations Security Council meeting on Kosovo. Issues of…
SRSG Tanin holds regular consultation with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti ahead of Security Council Session
On 11 October, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin met with the Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti, as part of regular consultations in advance of the Security Council session on Kosovo. During the meeting, SRSG Tanin reiterated UNMIK’s continued support…
‘Steady but fragile progress’ must be protected through sustained dialogue and trust-building, SRSG Tanin tells Security Council
In his briefing to the United Nations’ Security Council on 15 October, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Zahir Tanin warned Council members that escalating tensions had the potential to unravel…