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The Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Caroline Ziadeh told the Security Council that “limited public explanation” was offered by the Pristina authorities for the announcement that as of 1st February 2024 the only currency allowed for cash transactions in Kosovo will be the Euro. UNIFEED

A network of universities in Brazil is supporting the government’s welcoming approach to refugees by revalidating their qualifications, enabling refugees to rebuild their academic and professional lives. UNHCR

Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the EU-led multinational stabilization force EUFOR-Althea, operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for another year. UNIFEED

Following September’s security incidents in Northern Kosovo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Caroline Ziadeh, warned the Security Council today that the situation “exacerbated an already deteriorating security environment”. UNIFEED

Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, said that it is a “watershed moment in the life of the Mechanism and for international criminal justice” that “in-court proceedings are all but concluded. The Mechanism only has the Kabuga case on its docket in this respect, with its future currently unclear.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Christian Schmidt said, “I see encouraging developments in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, but I also see profound threats to the fundamental of the peace agreement.” UNIFEED

Caroline Ziadeh, chief of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), said, “Inconsistencies of commitment and action - local as well as international – have regularly limited progress in advancing normalization of relations” between Pristina and Belgrade. UNIFEED

Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, urged the international community to “remain steadfast in its commitment to fight impunity, to embrace the reality that justice does not end with final judgment and to acknowledge that the residual functions require continuous efforts to ensure that the legacy of the ICTY and the ICTR and the mechanism is not derailed.” UNIFEED

Agricultural automation can play an important role in making food production more efficient and more environmentally friendly. However, its uneven adoption can also deepen inequalities, especially if it remains inaccessible to small-scale producers and other marginalized groups, such as youth and women. FAO

Following escalations in “political rhetoric” and “acute tension” between Pristina and Belgrade, UNMIK Chief Caroline Ziadeh,said that “the parties’ willingness to risk dangerous confrontations” may lead to serious consequences, “even if unintended.” UNIFEED