NOTE: In 2008 Kosovo adopted a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) from Serbia. The United Nations General Assembly subsequently referred the UDI to the International Court of Justice, which issued a July 2010 advisory opinion affirming that it was “in accordance with international law.” As of November 2010, 72 countries had recognised Kosovo. Serbia has not recognised Kosovo, continuing to regard it as a United Nations-governed entity within its sovereign territory. For the purpose of this overview, references to the situation in “Serbia” since 2008 do not include Kosovo.

I. Introduction and Mission priorities

1 . The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), by which the Council decided to establish the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and requested that I should report at regular intervals on the implementation of its mandate. It covers the activities of UNMIK, and developments related thereto, from 16 July to 15 October 2012.

An official ceremony in Bela Palanka in the republic of Serbia marked the opening of a Social Housing Building in a project targeting extremely vulnerable refugees and IDPs.

The aim of the Project “Enhancing Housing Conditions for Extremely Vulnerable Refugees and IDPs towards Durable Solutions” has been to improve living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons accommodated in “Hotel ES i Remizijana” Collective Center in Bela Palanka, and a number of most vulnerable families living in Bela Palanka Municipality.

I. Introduction and Mission priorities

1 . The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), by which the Council decided to establish the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and requested that I report at regular intervals on the implementation of its mandate. It covers the activities of UNMIK, and developments related thereto, from 16 April to 15 July 2012.

I. Introduction and Mission priorities

1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), by which the Council decided to establish the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and requested that I report at regular intervals on the implementation of its mandate. It covers the activities of UNMIK, and developments related thereto, from 16 January to 15 April 2012.

More than a thousand people, over 250 Roma families, who reside in Belvil settlement in Belgrade are at risk to be forcibly evicted on Thursday morning.

If the eviction proceeds tomorrow, the Belgrade City authorities will be blatantly flouting international standards that Serbia is party to, Amnesty International said.

The city authorities have failed to provide information, adequate notice, legal remedies and consult people on the plans for evictions. People interviewed by Amnesty International said that they had not even been told why they are being evicted.

Belgrade, 28 Feb 2012 – Minister of Labour and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic and Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert delivered non-repayable aid of €2.6 million to representatives of 25 municipalities for projects of social inclusion of refugees and IDPs, part of an EU funded programme.

At a ceremony at the Palace of Serbia, Ljajic said that with 74,500 refugees and around 200,000 IDPs, Serbia is the 13th country in Europe in terms of the number of the number of refugees.

Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — The past year has been a struggle for the villagers living in and around Vitanovac, Serbia, the epicenter of a jarring 5.4 earthquake last November that left two people dead and tens of thousands of people homeless. With winter coming and the need for assistance still critical, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) through ongoing support from the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand, is delivering much needed relief to families still laboring to rebuild their homes and replace belongings destroyed in the earthquake.