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Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin participated as a panelist at the high-level seminar “Increasing the participation of women in peace processes”, organised by UN Women and the…

All people in Kosovo, regardless of ethnicity, gender, colour or creed, have inviolable human rights. This essential message, which UNMIK has been continuously striving to spread, is especially important today, on…

It’s hard to listen to the details of Flora*’s life. Her husband died during the conflict. Her son did too. And she was raped by soldiers in the midst of this horror. However, the saying ‘hope dies last’ comes to life in this…

Cycles of violence can be prevented by rethinking gender norms, a group of young people discussed during a male-led panel on domestic violence. The discussion, during which audience members shared stories of violence they…

Focusing on stories of Kosovo women who have survived domestic violence, UNMIK staff came together to mark the global 16 Days of Activism campaign that puts a spotlight on preventing violence against women and girls each year…

On 27 November 2019, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Major General Michele Risi, the new Commander of KFOR, at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Tanin reiterated the importance of…

Background: As key global players and partners in the full implementation of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the United Nations and European Union consistently promote gender equality, women's empowerment and women…

High in the Mt Piceli ranges, 12 kilometres outside of Mitrovica, the air is pristine and the vistas are breathtaking, with no scrap of manmade material in sight – save for several memorials and some pieces of airplane…

On the 19 th anniversary of landmark United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the Security and Gender Group underlines that the inclusion and meaningful participation of women is a…

Nineteen years ago today, UN Security Council adopted landmark resolution 1325, which underlines the central role that women must play in preventing and resolving conflict. The importance of women’s meaningful participation…

Human rights messages will echo more loudly if organisations speak collectively, UNMIK’s human rights partners learned in a joint training. More than 30 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) from throughout Kosovo gathered…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met with senior officials from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris as part of his regular consultations ahead of the…