Serbia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Françoise Jacob of France as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Serbia, with the host Government’s approval.

New momentum in talks between Serbia and Kosovo must be accompanied by the implementation of previous agreements and other measures to build trust between communities in Kosovo, the Secretary—General’s Special Representative told the Security Council today.

Increasing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to negatively affect the humanitarian situation there, forcing people to flee their homes, United Nations humanitarian affairs staff say.  Violence between Hema herders and Lendu farmers in Ituri has displaced some 420,000 people in 2018.