Press Releases

Mr. President, Excellencies, I am pleased to update the Council on recent key developments in Kosovo since the Secretary-General’s last report and to offer some observations. The situation in Kosovo over the past three months has been more stable than during previous reporting periods. Nonetheless…

UNMIK/PR/1824 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, condemns the attack on the premises of the Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) that took place yesterday evening. “Violent attacks of this kind are never justified, and such acts are only detrimental to the future of Kosovo,”…

UNMIK/PR/1823 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, condemns the attack on the Assembly of Kosovo which took place yesterday night in Pristina and caused material damage. "Such criminal acts targeting the Assembly have no place in Kosovo", Mr. Tanin said. He assured the…

I welcome the publication of the Final Report of the Human Rights Advisory Panel (HRAP), submitted upon the completion of its activities in June 2016, and I express appreciation for the work of the Panel, which has performed its functions in a challenging context. The HRAP was established as an…

Today, the 20 th of June, we mark World Refugee Day, as designated by the UN General Assembly from the year 2000 onward, and exactly 65 years since the Convention and Protocols relating to the Status of Refugees were signed by 144 UN Member States. As of this year, wars and persecution have driven…

Mr. President, Excellencies, The Secretary-General’s report before you details the principal events in Kosovo and the region, as well as the activities of UNMIK, from mid-January to mid-April. However, some developments since the Secretary-General’s last report are of greater significance than…

Mr.President, Excellencies, The Secretary-General’s report before you details essential events in Kosovo and the region, and activities of UNMIK, from mid-January to mid-April. However, some developments since the Secretary-General’s last report are of more importance than the routine activities…

Pristina - The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) in Kosovo, Zahir Tanin, takes note of the opinion of the Human Rights Advisory Panel in the complaint of N.M. and Others against UNMIK (no. 26/08). SRSG Tanin will carefully study the Panel’s opinion and recommendations and will…

Mr. President, Excellencies, Today is the Council’s first meeting on Kosovo of 2016, and it takes place at a moment of significant developments, not least of which was the factious but successful election of a new President on Friday. This is a year in which Kosovo will face complex challenges, and…

Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) in Kosovo, Zahir Tanin, welcomed the women attending the 2016 Global Open Day on Women, Peace and Security in Kosovo by urging them to speak up about the challenges that they face: “We want to hear directly from you as young women from across…