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Statement by Zahir Tanin, Special representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMIK Security Council debate on UNMIK, New York – 25 August 2016 Download the statement in English here | Download the statement in…

UNMIK/PR/1824 23 August 2016 SRSG Tanin condemns attack on RTK 23 August - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, condemns the attack on the premises of the Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) that took…

UNMIK/PR/1823 05 August 2016 SRSG Tanin condemns violent attack on Assembly of Kosovo The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, condemns the attack on the Assembly of Kosovo which took place yesterday…

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…

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…

New York 16 May 2016 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…

STATEMENT BY ZAHIR TANIN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEAD OF UNMIK SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON UNMIK New York 16 May2016 Mr.President, Excellencies, The Secretary-General’s report before you details…

Pristina, 8 April 2016 - 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…

Statement by Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of The Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Security Council Debate on UNMIK New York 29 February 2016 Mr. President, Excellencies, Today is the Council’s first meeting on…

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…