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Wait! Don't Throw It Away - Giving Items a Second Life and Families a Helping Hand

“Winter is coming soon; we have to be prepared.” With these words, a 77-year-old grandmother selected a pair of boots for her grandchildren from the Free Shop in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, a community initiative where donated clothes, household items and other essentials are offered free of charge to people who need them. A mother of seven, and grandmother of 36, she regularly visits the centre to look for items that may help her children and…

Our Mission

UNMIK works to promote peace, security, stability, and respect for human rights in Kosovo and the region.

UNMIK was established in 1999 as an interim administration, pursuant to Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). The present-day priorities of the Mission remain to promote peace, security, stability, and respect for human rights in Kosovo and the region.

The Mission strives to achieve its strategic objectives by promoting intercommunity trust-building; providing support in the areas of human rights and rule of law; fulfilling its coordination and facilitation roles; advancing the peace and security agendas related to women and youth; and supporting progress towards the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina through the EU-facilitated dialogue.

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United Nations Mission in Kosovo

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) was established by the Security Council in its resolution 1244 (1999). In accordance with its mandate, the Mission helps to ensure conditions for a peaceful life for all inhabitants of Kosovo.