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…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh met with President of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Lumir Abdixhiku at the LDK Office in Pristina today. They discussed the latest political developments in Kosovo, including the crucial need to de…

In the evening of 23 June, Ledra Palace Hotel became buzzing with conversations, music, and more than 300 Cypriots from across the divide, some often meeting for the first time to discuss business and entrepreneurship. The location, known on the island as the headquarters for UNFICYP British…

Well deserved certificates awaited women and youth in Bor after completing a UNMISS-funded courses teaching different marketable skills . Photos: Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS JONGLEI – For South Sudanese women and youth, learning and livelihood opportunities can be hard to come by at the best of times…

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…

Bamako, June 30, 2023 - The United Nations Security Council met this afternoon in the context of the expiry of resolution 2640 (2022) mandating MINUSMA. Taking into consideration the letter from the Transitional Government of Mali to the President of the Security Council requesting the immediate…

Thousands joined in the fun when UNMISS organized a multicultural festival in Gueri near Juba. Attendees were treated to updates on South Sudan's peace process as well. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS JUBA – Against a backdrop of grey skies and drizzle, the contrast was both welcome and stark when 30…

At an UNMISS workshop in Bor, journalists, human rights defenders and others recently discussed their roles in the public electoral debate. Photos: David Awuou Majak/UNMISS JONGLEI – As the world’s youngest nation prepares for elections expected to take place in 2024, enhancing civic political space…

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…

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…

UNMISS, together with UNDP and other partners, recently facilitated a peace conference to a long-standing and often cattle-related between the Luacjang and Pakam communities. Photo by Peter Ring Ariik Kuol/UNMISS WARRAP/LAKES - A cessation of hostilities agreement between warring ethnic groups in…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh was pleased to visit the Mamushë/Mamuša/Mamusa 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…