UNMIK Chief Reaffirms the UN’s Commitment to Support the Search for Missing Persons

On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, stated that “our thoughts are with the families and friends of persons still missing in Kosovo. The families have a right to know what happened to their loved ones. This is a fundamental human right.”

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