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Kosovo Briefing
Tomorrow morning (9 April), the Security Council will convene for its first regular briefing this year on the situation in Kosovo. Special Representative and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Peter Due is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest report on UNMIK (S/2026/264), which was circulated to Council members on 31 March and covers developments between 16 September 2025 and 15 March. Kosovo and Serbia are expected to participate under rules 39 and 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, respectively.
Due is expected to highlight key political and security developments in Kosovo during the period covered by the Secretary-General’s report. He may note that, while the situation in northern Kosovo continued to be calm but fragile and the European Union (EU)-facilitated dialogue achieved some progress, political uncertainty in Kosovo has persisted.
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