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The former head of the Bosnian Serb armed forces during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was today removed from a hearing at the United Nations tribunal trying him on genocide charges after he continually interrupted the…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Lamberto Zannier, announced today Thursday 30 June that he will be taking up the post of Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and…

29 June 2011 - Behind the Scenes with the UN Secretary-General, the video tracks Ban Ki-moon from his Sutton Place residence at 7:15 a.m. through a hectic day of handshakes and speeches on the opening day of the 2010 U.N…

The United Nations General Assembly today agreed to appoint Ban Ki-moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General of the 192-member Organization. Under the resolution, which was adopted by acclamation, Mr. Ban’s…

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. It is also 60 years since UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, was established. In that time the work of helping the world’s refugees and other forcibly displaced…

September 21, 2011, marks the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Peace. As we begin today a 100-day countdown to the observance, we pay tribute to the many civil society activists who lent the strength of their…

On 31 May, UNMIK SRSG Lamberto Zannier met with His Grace Bishop Teodosije, the Head of the Diocese of Raška and Prizren at Gračanica Monastery. Mr. Zannier was accompanied by Leonid Markaryan, the Head of the UNMIK Office…

The tragedies that have befallen United Nations peacekeepers already this year are a sobering reminder of the risks entailed in their important work for peace. As we mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers…

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council condemned today’s attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, which occurred on the day the Organization has set aside for honouring the men and women who work to…

The Secretary-General welcomes today's arrest of Ratko Mladic, former Commander of the army of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He commends President Tadic and the Serbian authorities for this significant step…

On 19 May SRSG Lamberto Zannier visited Deçan/Dečane Monastery for a meeting with Father Sava accompanied by Colonel Vicenzo Cipullo, Commander of the Multinational Battle Group West and the Acting Head of the OSCE Regional…

Mr. President, your Excellencies, distinguished guests, The report before you describes UNMIK’s activities from 16 January to 15 April 2011. Today I wish to update you on recent developments and, more generally, on the key…