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Survivors of gender-based violence in northern Kosovo can finally find safe refuge close to home. After two years of efforts, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Christopher Coleman joined Zubin Potok Mayor…

A new courtroom in the Mitrovice/Mitrovica region is the latest step in continued improvements in access to justice for its residents. The new courtroom at the Basic Court of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica courthouse in South Mitrovica…

As part of our ongoing COVID-19 response activities, UNMIK's Justice Section has delivered hygiene and personal protective equipment to correctional facilities and courts across Kosovo. Secretariat of Judiciary Council of…

The underrepresentation of women in key decision-making positions at the central level is one major limitation in their limited participation in high-level political and peace processes, including the current EU-facilitated…

As the world's population recovers from the greatest health crisis of this age, the environment is also recovering - with this year's World Environment Day happening while Kosovo's youngest members of society breathe in some…

As a spike in legal problems presents itself as another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, a legal aid centre funded by UNMIK has found innovative ways to help people in urgent need of legal advice. Kosovo Law Institute’s…

Ensuring children have access to continued learning from domestic violence shelters has been a key challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown – with UNMIK and UN Women ramping up support in response to the 30 per cent spike in…

UNMIK Head of the Dialogue and Reconciliation Unit Sarah Schaffer tests out a face shield printed by NGO LINK, with director Marko Rakić (right). “Everyone should be working together now, no matter if you’re black or white.”…

As Kosovo, along with the rest of the world, faces what may become one of toughest periods in living memory, UNMIK has ensured food and hygiene packages reach all municipalities as part of its broader COVID-19 response. The…

Despite the restrictions ushered in as a result of the global pandemic, young people from Mitrovica are experiencing some new freedoms – with online trainings helping them to “think outside the box”. A series of human rights…

COVID 19 is a test of societies, of governments, of communities and of individuals. Now is the time for solidarity and cooperation to tackle the virus, and to mitigate the effects, often unintended, of measures designed to…

Data from 186 countries indicates overwhelming public support for international cooperation – with a significant increase since COVID-19 began spreading around the world. Collected through hundreds of conversations and an…