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World Press Freedom Day 3 May 2015 - Free media is the key to a free society. Every year across the world, on 3 May we celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom. The slogan of this year’s World Press Freedom Day…

Fighting for women’s property rights in Kosovo 10 February 2015 - Less than two out of five women own property in Kosovo. Laws offer equal inheritance rights to both men and women. But when the issue comes up in courts, women…

"This year’s World Humanitarian Day presents a historic opportunity to bring together one billion people from around the world to advance a powerful and proactive idea: People Helping People. That is the best way to honour…

03 June 2014 - World Environment Day is marked every year on 5 June. On this day, the United Nations calls for global action to protect the environment. In Kosovo, the UN has launched the “Green Steps” project. The goal is…

Clean and safe water is precious. Nearly 1 billion people around the world don't have access to safe drinking water. Yet, we take it for granted, we waste it, and too often we pay to drink it from plastic bottles. Pristina…

Marking World AIDS Day in Kosovo December 1st is World Aids Day. It is an opportunity for people across the world to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS, to show their support for people living with HIV, and to remember…

UNMIK raises money for women’s shelter as part of World AIDS Day activities 1 December marks World AIDS Day. Since 1981, World AIDS Day has provided an opportunity for individuals to come together to fight against the spread…

20 May 2015 – Pristina, Under-Secretary General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, visited Kosovo today. Accompanied by the Special R epresentative of the S ecretary-G eneral Farid Zarif, he met with…

Upshift: Building professional capacities of Kosovo youth 25 March 2015 - How to reduce violence in schools, how to raise awareness about children’s eye-care or how to prevent early marriages among the Roma/Ashkali/Egyptian…