Belgrade schools are becoming more inclusive, integrating students with disabilities and from the Roma communities. UNICEF executive board members pay a visit, to see for themselves the impact that the organization's work can have in a middle-income country like this. UNICEF
A senior United Nations (UN) envoy warned today (22 March) that ongoing tensions and incidents on the ground must not be allowed to jeopardize the political talks between Serbia and Kosovo which have resulted in important positive developments and must be permitted to achieve their potential. UNTV
The Security Council discusses UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's recent report on the work of the UN Mission in Kosovo, in which he welcomes the assurances received both in Belgrade and Pristina regarding their readiness and commitment to resume substantive engagement within the European Union-facilitated dialogue. UNTV
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic began his war crimes trial defence today (16 October) claiming he is a "mild man, a tolerant man with great capacity to understand others”. ICTY
The UN Secretary-General said today (25 September) at the General Assembly, "we need look no further than this room to see expressions of the thirst for progress".UNTV
Following a visit to the Balkans by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last month, his representative in Kosovo today (21 August) called on the Security Council to encourage leaders inSerbiaand Kosovo to take a bolder approach to core political issues facing the region, while putting in place agreed-upon measures on practical matters. UNTV
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (24 July) called for strong efforts towards the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. UNMIK UNDP
Prosecution began its case against Ratko Mladić, facing charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for allegedly masterminding Serb atrocities in the 1992-95 Bosnian war. ICTY
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today (28 June) dismissed Radovan Karadzic’s motion for acquittal on ten counts of genocide but granted acquittal for one count. Karadzic is charged with crimes against humanity and violations of the laws of war committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. [...]
UN special representative Farid Zarif briefed the Security Council on the latest work of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). UNTV