New Kosova Report - Roma children dying of lead poisoning: “(…) Two hours from here by plane, in Eastern Europe, are two death camps, mainly for children under the age of six years.
If these children don’t die by the age of six, they will have irreversible brain damage for the rest of their short lives.
These [...]
UNHCHR: “The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the document presented by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on how the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are being implemented in Kosovo which under Security Council resolution 1244 is being administered by UNMIK.”
(Via UNHCHR.)
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A survey, which was produced by the Institute of Public Health in Kosovska Mitrovica at the request of the representatives of the IDP camps in Northern Mitrovica confirmed previous allegations, according to which the lead level in the blood of Romani children living in these camps has remained at an alarmingly high level
Belgrade Street Art
UN: Balkans ‘one of the safest’ parts of Europe - Yahoo! News: “A United Nations report released Thursday says the Balkans, a region once known as a hotbed of crime and violence, has become one of the safest zones in Europe.
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The report says that the levels of crime against people and property, like [...]
- By Stefano Giantin
- Filed under: Uncategorized
- Tags: CARE, Documentary, Human Rights, IDPs, KFOR, Kosovo, minorities, OSCE, returnees, UN, UNMIK
Title: A Minority Report (Kosovo Minorities Eight Years After)
Written and directed by: Stefano Giantin
Production: Saputnik Film
Country: Italy
Year: 2007
Length: Approx. 52’
Georgy Kakuk: What to import to Kosovo? A couple of tons of brains, and change it…
Narration: Kosovo is a region roughly the size of Cyprus, located in the south of the Balkan peninsula. It has the population of around 2,2 million, 90% of those Albanians.
- By Editor
- Filed under: Saputnik Film
- Tags: CARE, Documentary, Human Rights, IDPs, KFOR, Kosovo, minorities, OSCE, returnees, UN, UNMIK
Joachim Rücker, UNMIK. Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Kosovo since September 2006. The actual Head of UNMIK was previously Director of the EU Mission in Kosovo, responsible for economical development.
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- Filed under: Saputnik Film
- Tags: Balkans, CARE, Documentary, Human Rights, IDPs, KFOR, Kosovo, minorities, OSCE, returnees, UN, UNMIK
Babljak
Rajko Denic, RETURNEE. Mr. Denic initiated and coordinated the return to his village. Bablak/Babljak is presented by UNMIK as a successful return project. Out of 43 families that returned to Bablak/Babljak, only five remained by 2007.
- By Editor
- Filed under: Balkans
- Tags: Balkans, CARE, Documentary, Human Rights, IDPs, KFOR, Kosovo, minorities, OSCE, returnees, UN, UNMIK
UN train in Fushe Kosove/Kosovo Polje
Kosovo is a region of roughly 11.000 square kilometers located in the south of the Balkan Peninsula. It is inhabited by around 2.2 millions of people, 90 percent of them Albanians. Although technically part of Serbia, Belgrade has no de facto authority on the province since 1999.
In that year, NATO [...]
The film troupe of Saputnik is currently working in Kosovo. We will be in the province - administered since 1999 by UN - until the end of September, shooting the first Saputnik's human rights related documentary.
Tag: UN