former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonovic.
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Senior UN official voices deep concern about human rights challenges in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

23 May 2015
Concern about the shrinking of the democratic space in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, has stressed the importance of broadening the dialogue that has begun between the Government and the opposition.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the press.
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Ban ‘alarmed’ by outbreak of violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

11 May 2015
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed alarm over the recent outbreak of violence in the city of Kumanovo in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and has extended his condolences to the families of those killed and injured.