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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed the new Austrian Ambassador Mr. Georg Schnetzer, at UNMIK Headquarters. They talked about the mission's key focuses, such as…

“The biggest problem is that young people are not included in the decision-making, in politics, and have no right to express their opinions, especially in small communities,” according to Anja Matović. Matović was one of the…

Summer school is in session! UNMIK was pleased to welcome about 20 students from the US and Kosovo who are undertaking papers in Peacekeeping and Conflict Transformation over the summer semester at the @Rochester Institute of…

“For a piece of paper, my mum is no longer here today.” These chilling words come from Velerda Sopi, daughter of Sebahate Morina who was brutally murdered by her ex-husband in March 2021 in a domestic violence case that has…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed the new Head of Office of the People’s Republic of China in Pristina, Mr. Cheng Lei, at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed…

A message of support was shared by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Ms. Caroline Ziadeh when she met the incoming Kosovo Deputy Ombudsperson Dr Srdjan Sentić today. SRSG Ziadeh underscored…

Twenty-three political science students from the University of North Carolina had the chance to ask unfiltered questions about the practical role of UNMIK during a roundtable today. The undergraduate students, whose programme…

SRSG Caroline Ziadeh welcomed the new UNDP Resident Representative Nuno Queirós for Kosovo during a meeting held at UNMIK today. The pair discussed the core elements of UN work in Kosovo, including the Mission's trustbuilding…

75 municipal officials from 17 municipalities in Kosovo are now even more equipped to detect discrimination – and put a stop to hate speech – after a year-long training project. The first phase of the Council of Europe and…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh was pleased to visit the Mamusa/Mamushë/Mamuša Municipality and meet with Mayor Abdülhadi Krasniç today. After a warm welcome, SRSG Ziadeh…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh met with Bishop Teodosije of the Eparchy of Raška-Prizren at the Gračanica Monastery today, following on from recent significant religious…

For Kosovo-Egyptian woman Albana Raishtaj, it’s been a long journey – from being forced to drop out of school at the age of 14 to giving inspirational talks on her role as a self-made businesswoman. “I was denied education…