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Service and Sacrifice marked 20 years later in Kosovo’s mountains

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 fuselage.

12 Nov 2019

SECURITY AND GENDER GROUP URGES NEWLY ELECTED POLITICAL LEADERS TO ADHERE TO GENDER EQUALITY COMMITMENTS

On the 19th 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 necessary condition for peace, stability

01 Nov 2019

ELECTION MOMENTUM CAN ADVANCE RENEWAL OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN BELGRADE AND PRISTINA, SRSG TANIN TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Momentum from an election that heralded the most “significant change” in Kosovo’s politics in years could trigger renewed efforts for rule of law, job creation and the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue, the Head of UNMIK says.

31 Oct 2019

2019 UN Global Open Day Final Report: ‘Trust-builders and Deal-Makers: Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Kosovo’

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.

31 Oct 2019

Speaking with one voice: the collective potential of human rights NGOs explored

Human rights messages will echo more loudly if organisations speak collectively, UNMIK’s human rights partners learned in a joint training.

28 Oct 2019

SRSG TANIN HOLDS REGULAR CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS AHEAD OF SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION ON KOSOVO

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 forthcoming UN Security Council session on Kosovo.

21 Oct 2019

UN human rights experts statement marking International Day of the Girl Child; Agents for change: Girls take up the fight for a better world

International Day of the Girl Child

11 October 2019Agents for change: Girls take up the fight for a better world

11 Oct 2019

Climate Action for Peace: Young environmentalists in Kosovo unite for a better future

Safeguarding the environment became a shared language for young environmentalists from different communities across Kosovo, at the first UNMIK-sponsored multiethnic eco camp.

03 Oct 2019