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UNMIK has completed its second phase of a Kosovo-wide donation campaign, delivering personal protective equipment packages to 33 municipalities totaling: 1381 boxes of gloves (50 pairs in each box) and 2000 boxes of masks (50…

The ongoing threat of the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused shortages in personal protective equipment the world over, while economic hardship looms – but an UNMIK-supported project is addressing both issues at the same…

As part of an initiative supported by UNMIK’s Human Rights Section and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) titled “Engaging with civil society on human rights monitoring and reporting”, more than…

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…