In this section, you will find UNMIK Press Releases, Note to the Media and Press Statements published since 1999.
Download the archive of Press Briefing notes from 2000 until 2008.
Agron Shllaku stands in an UNMIK-sponsored playground built in 2018 in the multiethnic village of Vidaje/Vidanje. Shllaku says: “The United Nations has brought the children together. This is where they meet and hang out. The situation is far better since the playground was built.” Photograph by Amanda Fisher / UNMIK
24 Oct 2025 - Press Release (UNMIK/UNKT)Pristina, 24 October 2025 – Today, as the world marks 80 years of the United Nations, we reflect on its crucial role - improving and saving lives around the world, advancing...
21 Oct 2025 - 21 October, 2025 – The peaceful and inclusive atmosphere of recent local elections was commended by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of UNMIK Milbert Dongjoon Shin in his briefing to the UN Security Council.
“Municipal governments are...
14 Sep 2025 - UNMIK is concerned about the closure of Serbia-run institutions in northern Kosovo, including the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund and the Republic Health Insurance Fund.
Additionally, many in non-majority communities, including Kosovo Serbs, continue to face challenges in...
20 Sep 2024 - Press Release
19 September 2024 – Red shoes memorialize Kosovo’s victims of femicide in a mural that also recognizes the courage of women who steward peace, unveiled to mark the International Day of Peace.
The mural, painted on the Xhevdet Doda High School building, features an...
31 Aug 2024 - Following the Kosovo police operations into Serbia funded institutions in North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok, Zvečan/Zveçan and Leposavić/Leposaviq, SRSG Ziadeh met today with Serbian List leadership. ...
22 Apr 2024 - At the biannual UN Security Council session on Kosovo today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Caroline Ziadeh highlighted the importance of resolving long-standing issues between Belgrade and Pristina, and between Kosovo Serb communities and Pristina...
12 Apr 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh met with key interlocutors during her visit to Belgrade on April 11 and 12. She discussed a range of current issues, as well as the UN Secretary-General’s forthcoming Report ahead of...
06 Feb 2024 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh has been following with serious concern recent developments that impact the economic and social rights of Kosovo Serbs and other non-majority communities.
SRSG Ziadeh calls for...
23 Nov 2023 - THESSALONIKI, 23 November 2023 – The UNMIK-hosted United Nations Kosovo Trust-building Forum: Supporting Togetherness for a Better Future concluded today in Thessaloniki, giving trust-building in Kosovo new momentum.
Over the last three days, 120 committed representatives of...
21 Nov 2023 - THESSALONIKI (Greece), 21 November 2023 – “Despite trying times and challenging circumstances, our actions matter. Our actions transform societies by placing them on the path of peaceful coexistence and inclusive, sustainable prosperity,” said Caroline Ziadeh, Special...