"BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA"

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, acknowledged today’s final appeal judgement by the Hague Branch of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, largely upholding the verdict issued in 2016 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) against Radovan Karadzic and increasing his sentence from 40 years to life imprisonment. UNFEED / FILE

Antagonistic gestures, accusations prevailing over efforts to resume Kosovo talks, Special Representative tells Security Council at 8459th meeting.

Peacekeeping chief urges Serbia, Kosovo to avoid exacerbating tensions after decision to transform security force into national armed forces at 8427th meeting.

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said it was “crucial that Belgrade and Pristina avoid any steps that could further worsen the situation” following a series of steps that have heightened tensions in the region and called on both sides to “find ways to re-engage in the dialogue aimed at the normalization of their mutual relations.” UNIFEED

Delegates stress need for speedy, diligent, efficient completion of tasks as Security Council considers residual mechanism for criminal tribunals at 8416th meeting.

Security Council renews multinational stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, unanimously adopting Resolution 2443 (2018) at 8392nd meeting.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Bakir Izetbegović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, addresses the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 25 September - 01 October 2018).