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UN rights chief urges broad cooperation to achieve comprehensive settlement in Kosovo 20 June 2013 – In Kosovo today, the top United Nations human rights official hailed progress in normalizing relations with Serbia and in…

Participants of roundtable in Pristina call for improved media accountability to tackle online hate speech Newsstand in Pristina. © UNESCO “Media should provide more room for public awareness campaigns against online hate…

International support key for positive relations between Serbia and Kosovo – UN envoy 14 June 2013 – Strong support from the international community is needed to ensure ‘positive momentum’ is sustained between Serbia and…

Mr. President, Excellencies, On the 19th of April, following difficult political negotiations personally facilitated by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, a historic “First Agreement on principles governing the…

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 May is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The day has two purposes: to honor the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of…

From UN News Centre 22 March 2013 – A senior United Nations envoy warned today that ongoing tensions and incidents on the ground must not be allowed to jeopardize the political talks between Serbia and Kosovo which have…

Mr. President, Excellencies, the report you have before you details the key events and the activities of UNMIK which took place from 16 October 2012 to 15 January 2013. Unofficial Transcipt - SRSG Farid Zarif Presentation to…

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meetings with Prime Minister Ivica Dačić of Serbia and Mr. Hashim Thaçi, representative of the Kosovo authorities. The Secretary-General met yesterday with Prime Minister Ivica Dačić of…

Earlier this month, nearly 60 items, including 2 vehicles, were donated by UNMIK to the municipalities of Lipjan/Lipljan, Ferizaj/Uroševac, Obilic/Obiliq, and Vushtrri/Vucitrn. UNMIK Deputy SRSG Robert Sorenson was on site to…

An UNMIK-supported initiative from the very beginning, the “Kosovo Cap” project has raised money to buy wheelchairs for the disabled. Once the bottle caps are sold to a recycling company in Turkey, wheelchairs are…

Promoting human rights for persons with disabilities in Kosovo is a constant challenge. With the assistance of international organizations like UNMIK, equal opportunities are made possible in this area, with the greater goal…

Promoting tolerance and facilitating dialogue across the region, UNMIK’s Office of Community Support and Facilitation (OCSF) monitors and reports on issues and concerns relevant to all communities in Kosovo. To this end, OCSF…