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Belgrade – On 8 May 2017, SRSG Zahir Tanin met separately with the President of the Republic of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, and the Director of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric. The meetings were…

On 28 April, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, visited the recently opened and UNMIK-funded Missing Persons Resource Center in Pristina, where he was received by representatives of Kosovo-Albanian and Kosovo-Serb families of missing persons. The…

On 27 April 2017, the Registrar of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Fidelma Donlon, visited the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, for a meeting at UNMIK headquarters in Pristina. During the courtesy meeting, SRSG Tanin and Registrar Donlon discussed a…

27 April 2017, Pristina. Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Gjilan/Gnjilane Communities Committee (CC) to UNMIK headquarters on 27 April. dsc_7622.jpg SRSG Tanin highlighted the key role the Committee plays in protecting and promoting…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, today met with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Assembly of Kosovo, discussing and exchanging views on a wide range of issues important to Kosovo. The meeting provided a unique opportunity to clarify UNMIK’s…

The UNMIK senior leadership team walk across the Mitrovica bridge from South Mitrovica to North Mitrovica. srsgmitro-17.jpg SRSG Zahir Tanin (left) with South Mitrovica mayor Agim Bahtiri. On 11 April, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Zahir Tanin, accompanied by his Deputy Mr…

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, Condemning Recent Threats of Ethnic Cleansing This weekend’s statement by a senior Kosovo Parliamentarian, using hate speech to threaten ethnic cleansing, is unacceptable, and a cause for serious concern…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon, Gebran Bassil, in Beirut. The UNIFIL Head of Mission expressed his appreciation for the commitment and continued support by the Government…

During the training exercise LAF Navy soldiers apprehend sailors of the intercepted boat. Out at sea a crackle comes over the radio: “Motor Vessel Sam, this is the Lebanese Navy. You cannot enter the Lebanese territorial waters from this position.” The reply from the Brazilian ship is uncooperative…

UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) Commander and the Mayor of Chaqra inaugurated a series of wall paintings by local students in the south-eastern Lebanese village earlier this week. The paintings depicting Lebanese cultural arts and the country’s natural heritages were the artwork of 20 students…

Kinshasa, 15 May 2017: Following the statement made at its press conference on 10 May regarding the protection of Dr Mukwege, MONUSCO wishes to clarify that it does not provide 24H protection to Panzi hospital and that this task is carried out by the Police Nationale Congolaise (PNC). MONUSCO…

Mechanical ground preparation for clearance using a minewolf in Abyei On 8 December 2005, the UN General Assembly declared 4 April of each year as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In a press release, issued 31 March 2017, the UN Secretary General, Mr António…