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On 12 December 2018, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, hosted Major General Lorenzo D’ Addario, the new Commander of KFOR, at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Tanin stressed the…

SRSG Zahir Tanin said in a statement, “I follow with serious concern the recent developments culminating today in the declared resignations by the mayors of four northern municipalities”. Regarding the tariffs placed on…

During this week, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr Zahir Tanin, held high-level consultations in Brussels with NATO and EU officials. These included senior officials responsible for the…

On 18 October, UNMIK gathered more than 200 stakeholders to take stock of progress and open new avenues of work toward the implementation of the recommendations developed during the United Nations Kosovo Trust-building Forum…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met today with Specialist Prosecutor Jack Smith during his first visit to Kosovo since being appointed to the post. The two acknowledged…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin met with Serbia’s Prime Minister Ms. Ana Brnabić and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ivica Dacic in…

As part of regular consultations with international stakeholders, in particular members of the UN Security Council, Mr Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, visited Moscow on 11 and…

The United Nations gathered from 6 to 8 May in Ljubljana more than 120 participants representing a broad cross-section of Kosovo society, including civil society, media, youth leaders and municipal leadership from both…

Surrounded by crops, chickens and tractors in a quiet, rural part of Kosovo is the village of Vidaje/Vidanje - the “best village to live in”, according to 13-year-old Leonid Shllaku. Leonid’s house is just across from a new…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin met Mayor Mytaher Haskuka and other officials of Prizren municipality on 26 July, as part of his commitment to engage with municipal and local…

As part of his commitment to engage with municipal and local actors across Kosovo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, was in Dragash/Dragaš municipality on 12 July, where he…

During an official visit to Berlin last week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin met with officials from Federal Foreign Office and Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal…