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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…

The possible areas of cooperation in expanding human rights studies in Kosovo were discussed during a constructive meeting between Head of UNMIK SRSG Ziadeh and University of Pristina Rector Professor Qerim Qerimi. The pair…

Language rights are sometimes huge – and sometimes as small as a door label. This month a set of guidelines for municipalities were published, based on joint research between UNMIK and IOM Kosovo on the implementation of the…

Shtërpcë/Štrpce residents now have a renovated court, as part of broader moves to improve access to justice. The Shtërpcë/Štrpce Branch Court was inaugurated last week, after receiving lifts to both the interior and exterior…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh met with President of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Lumir Abdixhiku at the LDK Office in Pristina today. They discussed the…

Thirty-seven human rights civil society organisations (CSOs) representing various Kosovo communities published their fourth annual report on the situation of human rights in Kosovo on 10 May 2023, with support from UNMIK and…

A new centre for people from all of Kosovo’s communities – led by people from all communities – was launched today at an UNMIK event marking trustbuilding efforts in Kosovo. The Barabar Centre is a multi-ethnic dialogue space…

The growing threat of social media and the internet in fuelling misinformation and hate speech was identified by a group of Kosovo teenagers during a discussion with experts. International Fact-Checking Day is marked every 2…

The need to turn commitments into practical actions to benefit all communities was stressed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh, during a series of meetings in Belgrade…