The door to room D-25 declares the facility’s new purpose: Nursing Room. “This space will allow mothers to breastfeed their children during working hours or express milk,” Javiera Thais Santa Cruz says. “It represents one…
An estimated 43,000 children with disabilities across Kosovo should be in school, but only about 5,300 of them will be returning to the classroom when schools open on 1 September, Special Representative of the Secretary…
UNMIK condemns the desecration of gravestones at the Orthodox cemetery in Lipjan/Lipljan. Such reckless acts on sacred sites unearth painful memories for family members and communities alike. UNMIK encourages Kosovo Police to…
Working towards a better environment is not a luxury. This was a key message during a UNMIK-sponsored environmental conference held in Pristina on 27 June, which brought together civil society and government authorities. It…
Kosovo’s youth could create “a new kind of ‘we’” for all people of Kosovo – instead of fixing identities rigidly along ethnic lines. The value in redefining both ethnic identities and youth identities were discussed during a…
Justice that is equal for all – this was the main message during a panel in Gračanica/Graçanicë informing local women of their property rights after an historic law change. Local NGOs and members of the public gathered in…
Justice that is equal for all – this was the main message during a panel in Gračanica/Graçanicë informing local women of their property rights after an historic law change. Local NGOs and members of the public gathered in…
“One such stereotype is that women are news presenters only, they read news, they need to be beautiful, with beautiful make-up etc. Just today I heard one of the stereotypes. I was told I was emotional during my address to…
STATEMENT BY THE UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS AND UNITED NATIONS LEGAL COUNSEL, Mr. MIGUEL DE SERPA SOARES, TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL New York, 10 June 2019 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, I…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić, and ambassadors and…
The Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Mr. Miroslav Jenča heard concerns and success stories from leaders of women civil society organizations across Kosovo communities during a two-day…
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, held separate meetings with…