Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth visits UNMIK
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh welcomed Mr. Fabian Salvioli, the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence, at UNMIK Headquarters today. Mr. Salvioli and SRSG Ziadeh discussed issues…
Fighting the “cancer” of violence against women and girls – 16 days of activism goes live in Kosovo
“He used to slap me, and I thought it was my mistake.” These were the chilling words of a domestic violence survivor, shared with an audience at the Pjetër Bogdani Library during the launch event of 16 Days Of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Kosovo on Friday. Renowned actors retold the…
The easiest way to cover 10KM in the rain – UNMIK-supported project reaches young people to promote the environment, health and multi-ethnic friendship
10 kilometres is a long distance to travel – and can feel twice as long while doing it in the rain. However heavy rain didn’t dampen the fun of youngsters from Pristina and Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje on a bike ride in the rain through Gërmia Park this month, with Kosovo’s top mountaineer and…
SRSG Ziadeh meets with the Danish Refugee Council Director for Kosovo
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh met with the Danish Refugee Council Director for Kosovo, Ms. Kristen Stec, at UNMIK Headquarters. They exchanged views on the condition of displaced people with both stressing their support for different…
DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE MURDER OF A PREGNANT WOMAN ALLEGEDLY BY HER PARTNER, THE SECURITY AND GENDER GROUP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE AND CONCRETE PROTECTION OF WOMEN
The second femicide in Kosovo in less than a week has stained the annual global campaign to bring an end to violence against women and girls, this time with a nine-month pregnant woman shot dead allegedly by her partner. The devastating death of the pregnant woman on Wednesday, 30 November in…
SRSG Ziadeh marches in solidarity with Kosovo women, calling for an end to gender-based violence
As Kosovo continues to mark the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, hundreds took to the streets in Pristina to call for an urgent end to violence against women in the wake of two femicides within five days. In solidarity with Kosovo women, the Special Representative of the…
SRSG Ziadeh Hosts Roundtable on Early Marriage and the Rule of Law at UNMIK
The practice of early and forced marriages must come to an end, and women and girls given full emancipation. This was the central message that came out of a round table with Kosovo lawyers and law students, during an UNMIK event that included the screening of two films to mark the global 16 Days of…
On Human Rights Day, SRSG Ziadeh calls for actions to be guided by the letter and spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Supporting people in enjoying and standing up for their human rights is as important as ever this Human Rights Day, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh says. “Today, more than ever, human rights are indispensable to building a bright future for all…
SRSG Ziadeh meets Ambassador of Canada to Croatia and Kosovo, Mr. Alan Bowman
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed the Ambassador of Canada to Croatia and Kosovo, Mr. Alan Bowman, at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed recent developments in Kosovo and explored avenues for cooperation to foster social cohesion and…
Back to school for Human Rights Day – gender violence and language rights in focus at Peja/Peć school
“Mirëdita, Dobar dan, Good day” – these were the three greetings used by the director of the Xhemajl Kada school during a Human Rights Day 2022 celebration that focused on both language rights and eliminating Gender Based Violence. The Peja/Peć school played host to SRSG Ziadeh, IOM in Kosovo, the…
SRSG Ziadeh visits Istog/Istok municipality, meets with Mayor Ferati and visits Community Learning Center
On 13 December, the SRSG and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, visited Istog/Istok municipality where she met with Mayor Ilir Ferati and other municipal officials. The SRSG and the Mayor discussed inter-ethnic relations, socio-economic development and support to women and youth. The SRSG commended the…
Will you take the call to protect Human Rights?
Sometimes it’s the call that isn’t picked up that makes all the difference. This was the concept behind a street action organised by young human rights activists in Kosovo, with support from UNMIK, for Human Rights Day on 10 December. A phone rang continuously - unanswered - for an hour as young…