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28 July 2015 - Women belonging to minority groups in Kosovo face a de facto double discrimination: as women, and as members of minorities. Among the most striking problems are a lack of awareness on women’s rights and gender…

SRSG, Farid Zarif meeting with UNDP Mr. Olivier Adam, UNDP Regional Director 13 July 2015 - Today at UNMIK Headquarters in Pristina, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Kosovo, Farid Zarif, received…

SRSG meeting with COMKFOR Major General Francesco Paolo FIGLIUOLO 13 July 2015 - Today at UNMIK Headquarters in Pristina, COMKFOR Major General Francesco Paolo FIGLIUOLO paid a courtesy visit to the Special Representative of…

13 July 2015 - The Municipality and the Cultural House of The Municipality and the Cultural House of Leposaviq/Leposavić organized an “Ethno Festival” in Soqanica/Sočanica on 13 and 14 July. It celebrated K-Albanian, K…

01 July 2015 - UNMIK deputy chief, Jennifer Brush (first from the left), donated computers to Parents’ Voice, a local NGO based in South Mitrovica dealing with missing persons and returnees. She met with Bajram Qerkin (second…

UNMIK supports a mock trial for law students in North Mitrovica 26 June 2015 – UNMIK deputy chief, Jennifer Brush, attended a “mock trial” performed by North Mitrovica law students at the Basic Court courthouse in North…

World Refugee Day is held every year on the 20th of June. It’s a day to reflect on the situation of the millions of forcibly displaced people throughout the world. The annual commemoration is marked by a variety of events in…

World Refugee Day World Refugee Day is held every year on the 20th of June. It’s a day to reflect on the situation of the millions of forcibly displaced people throughout the world. The annual commemoration is marked by a…

UNMIK head receives Marko Djurić 12 June 2015 - Today at UNMIK Headquarters in Pristina, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Kosovo, Farid Zarif, received Mr. Marko Djurić (Director of the Serbian…

Thousands of skirts hung in Pristina Stadium pay tribute to the survivors of sexual violence 12 June 2015 – Pristina stadium has been transformed for one day into an art installation. Around 5,000 skirts and dresses…

REMARKS AT G7 WORKING SESSION ON TERRORISM, by the Secretary-General 8 June 2015 - I thank Chancellor Merkel for hosting this working session. I am increasingly concerned by the spread of violent extremist groups and the…

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS SIMONA-MIRELA MICULESCU OF ROMANIA AS REPRESENTATIVE AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN BELGRADE United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Simona…