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The taboo around gender-based violence that still exists in Kosovo was recognized by many people during a Kosovo-wide tour of an UNMIK-produced documentary on the relationship between property rights and domestic violence…

5 March, 2019 – Women in Kosovo now have greater legal rights to property ownership, after research and an amendment proposal by a gender rights campaigner. Luljeta Aliu, whose research was shared with media, politicians and…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Head of Office of the P.R of China in Pristina, Ms. Li Yujie, at UNMIK Headquarters on 28 February 2019. The SRSG and Ms. Li…

On 20 February, 2019, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin concluded an official visit to Berlin, where he met with officials from Germany's Federal Foreign Office, Federal…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Head of the Liaison Office of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Rastislav Kostilník, at UNMIK Headquarters on 11 February 2019. The…

A milestone in the fight to eliminate gender-based violence in Kosovo has been reached with the inauguration of the first multiethnic shelter for gender-based violence survivors in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë and surrounding areas…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pristina, Ambassador Pavel Bílek, at UNMIK Headquarters on 4…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Ambassador of the United States to Kosovo, Mr. Philip S. Kosnett, at UNMIK Headquarters on 1 February 2019. The Ambassador…

On 28 January 2019, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met with Major General Lorenzo D’ Addario, the Commander of KFOR, at Camp Film City. SRSG Tanin and Major General D’ Addario…

The decision by Kosovo’s parliament to form a national army was described by the UN Peacekeeping chief on Monday as having “further deteriorated relations between Belgrade and Pristina,” which, he said, have been strained for…

The Secretary-General has taken note with concern of the adoption by the Assembly of Kosovo of three draft laws aimed at strengthening the role and capacity of the Kosovo Security Force. The Secretary-General underscores that…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, met in Belgrade today with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia. In their meeting, the President and the SRSG acknowledged the complexity of…