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SRSG Peter N. Due speaking at UN Security Council session
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At the UN Security Council, SRSG Peter Due describes tensions and calls for dialogue, engagement, and implementation of existing agreements

Press Release- Security Council Briefing 20 October 2026 – Today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Peter Due, briefed the UN Security Council on Kosovo, providing an update on recent developments. The SRSG highlighted rising tensions and frictions over inter-municipal and property-related issues, including demolitions and evictions in northern Kosovo and elsewhere, raising concerns over property rights, due process and…

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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.