UNMIK News

Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Jean-Claude Schlumberger of France took up his post as the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo on 1 October 2012. A career…

Robert E.Sorenson Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Robert E. Sorenson assumed his duties as UNMIK’s Chief of Staff on March 27, 2009, and serves as the Special Representative of the Secretary…

Madam President, Excellencies, During the latest reporting period and since, important progress has continued toward implementation of the Agreement reached between the parties on 19 April. 29 August 2013 SRSG Presentation to…

UNMIK wraps up series of donations During the week of 25 June, UNMIK donated a total of six vehicles and office equipment to Pristina- based non-governmental organizations and municipalities in Deçan/Deèani, Graçanicë…

NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations visited UNMIK Pristina, 17 July 2013 - SRSG Farid Zarif and DSRG Robert Sorenson met in UNMIK HQ with Mr. Rick Froh, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for…

UNMIK continues to donate equipment, this time to NGOs in Mitrovice/Mitrovica and Prishtinë/Priština to assist them in carrying out their work with communities in the regions... UNMIK donations in Mitrovice/Mitrovica and…

UN rights chief urges broad cooperation to achieve comprehensive settlement in Kosovo 20 June 2013 – In Kosovo today, the top United Nations human rights official hailed progress in normalizing relations with Serbia and in…

Participants of roundtable in Pristina call for improved media accountability to tackle online hate speech Newsstand in Pristina. © UNESCO “Media should provide more room for public awareness campaigns against online hate…

International support key for positive relations between Serbia and Kosovo – UN envoy 14 June 2013 – Strong support from the international community is needed to ensure ‘positive momentum’ is sustained between Serbia and…

Mr. President, Excellencies, On the 19th of April, following difficult political negotiations personally facilitated by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, a historic “First Agreement on principles governing the…

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 May is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The day has two purposes: to honor the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of…

From UN News Centre 22 March 2013 – A senior United Nations envoy warned today that ongoing tensions and incidents on the ground must not be allowed to jeopardize the political talks between Serbia and Kosovo which have…