Press Releases

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh condemns the shooting in northern Kosovo on Monday night, during which a Kosovo Serb was wounded, and takes note of the arrest of police officers suspected of involvement in this incident. She wishes the victim a…

The Security and Gender Group (SGG) condemns the offensive and sexist reactions towards Deputy President of the Assembly of Kosovo Saranda Bogujevci made on social media following a debate in Assembly on women’s rights to have children through medical assistance that took place on 9 March. Some of…

UNMIK’s mandate is to ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo. In furtherance of this, UNMIK’s Mitrovica Regional Office, led by Mr. Danilo Rosales Diaz, works to facilitate peaceful inter-community relations through regular outreach with rule of law, political…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh welcomes all measures to deescalate tensions in northern Kosovo, including removing barricades. She acknowledges the painstaking efforts of all parties, including international partners, to ensure the safety of the…

The second femicide in Kosovo in less than a week has stained the annual global campaign to bring an end to violence against women and girls, this time with a nine-month pregnant woman shot dead allegedly by her partner. The devastating death of the pregnant woman on Wednesday, 30 November in…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh welcomes the agreement reached in Brussels on measures to de-escalate tension, which should bring the focus back to the much-needed normalisation of relations between Pristina and Belgrade. This was made possible…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh has followed the discussions in Brussels and regrets that no agreement was reached to overcome the current impasse. SRSG Ziadeh stresses the need to avoid any escalation that could destabilise the situation on the…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh is deeply concerned by ongoing developments and the potential escalation of the security situation that will ultimately impact people on the ground. Recalling the developments of Autumn 2021 and July 2022, SRSG…

“Today we reflect on all that has been achieved by the family of humankind, to consider the enormous challenges that have been surmounted in our collective history – a history that created a family of nations, the United Nations – and to reflect on what can be achieved when we all pull together, for…

Political leaders must choose between issuing threats or good will gestures in Kosovo – and should decide in favour of all members of society. A message to continue on a pathway of positive leadership, including within the framework of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, was delivered by the Special…