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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
‘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…
Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’
15 October 2021 - Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding…
Looking Skywards: Sharing their Passions and Building Trust, Kosovo Youth Come Together Under the Stars
It gets dark earlier and earlier as autumn settles into Kosovo, but at least one group is looking forward to more time under the night sky. Taking turns huddling under a telescope in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë on a September evening…