News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Language rights are sometimes huge – and sometimes as small as a door label. This month a set of guidelines for municipalities were published, based on joint research between UNMIK and IOM Kosovo on the implementation of the Law on Use of Languages. The guidelines are intended to help municipalities…

The possible areas of cooperation in expanding human rights studies in Kosovo were discussed during a constructive meeting between Head of UNMIK SRSG Ziadeh and University of Pristina Rector Professor Qerim Qerimi. The pair discussed the potential implementation of a Masters study programme on Human…

For Kosovo-Egyptian woman Albana Raishtaj, it’s been a long journey – from being forced to drop out of school at the age of 14 to giving inspirational talks on her role as a self-made businesswoman. “I was denied education and it haunted me half of my life,” she told an audience of about 200 people…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh met with Bishop Teodosije of the Eparchy of Raška-Prizren at the Gračanica Monastery today, following on from recent significant religious celebrations. During their meeting, SRSG Ziadeh welcomed recent messages of…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh was pleased to visit the Mamusa/Mamushë/Mamuša Municipality and meet with Mayor Abdülhadi Krasniç today. After a warm welcome, SRSG Ziadeh had the opportunity to donate a forklift to the municipality and to…

75 municipal officials from 17 municipalities in Kosovo are now even more equipped to detect discrimination – and put a stop to hate speech – after a year-long training project. The first phase of the Council of Europe and UNMIK joint project, in coordination with the Office for Good Governance…

SRSG Caroline Ziadeh welcomed the new UNDP Resident Representative Nuno Queirós for Kosovo during a meeting held at UNMIK today. The pair discussed the core elements of UN work in Kosovo, including the Mission's trustbuilding efforts and Rule of Law and Human Rights agenda as well as the broader UN…

Twenty-three political science students from the University of North Carolina had the chance to ask unfiltered questions about the practical role of UNMIK during a roundtable today. The undergraduate students, whose programme has a specific focus on the role of international organisations in post…

A message of support was shared by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Ms. Caroline Ziadeh when she met the incoming Kosovo Deputy Ombudsperson Dr Srdjan Sentić today. SRSG Ziadeh underscored the essential role of the Ombudspersons’s Office in ensuring the…

PRISTINA – A new centre for people from all of Kosovo’s communities – led by people from all communities – was launched today at an UNMIK event marking trustbuilding efforts in Kosovo. The Barabar Centre is a multi-ethnic dialogue space for civil society and communities to come together and host…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed the new Head of Office of the People’s Republic of China in Pristina, Mr. Cheng Lei, at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed the mission's priorities, including intercommunity trust-building, human…

“For a piece of paper, my mum is no longer here today.” These chilling words come from Velerda Sopi, daughter of Sebahate Morina who was brutally murdered by her ex-husband in March 2021 in a domestic violence case that has come to characterise a failure of Kosovo institutions – but a success of the…