“Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic makes every effort to prevent the membership of Kosovo in UNESCO. The efforts also include lobbying for the support to the Serbian proposal that this issue will be removed from the agenda,” stated advisors to the president, Stanislava Pak and Ivan Mrkić. As stated, president Nikolic initiated the campaign as soon he learned about the attempts.  For three months during his talks with heads of states and ambassadors, president emphasized the unacceptability of Kosovo's membership in UNESCO.

Kosovo’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, writes on his Facebook account that Kosovo has scored another small but important procedural victory in the UNESCO today. “Serbia’s attempt to postpone the vote [on Kosovo’s UNESCO bid] for November 13 has failed. The vote has been confirmed for Monday,” Thaci writes.

Students' office in Mitrovica north opened a profile on Instagram, but the profile was closed, because the images of the burned and destroyed churches were characterized as "disturbing content".  “We have been told that we are posting disturbing images, and we simply posted the truth - the burning of Serb churches and monasteries, the holy places, the destruction of monuments, tombs, and so on,” said Nemanja Bisevac, one of the account's administrators.

The United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, said today that his country supports Kosovo's membership in UNESCO. "We will work closely with the government of Kosovo for a positive result at the General Assembly of UNESCO,” Delawie said.  He also stressed that the US is interested in the protection of all religious and cultural monuments of all nationalities in Kosovo.

European Parliament vice president and rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, told Radio Free Europe that Serbian cultural and religious heritage in Kosovo can best be protected if Kosovo becomes part of UNESCO. According to her, if Kosovo join this organization, UNESCO would supervise Kosovo in fulfilling the promises of preserving cultural heritage. Speaking about the recent political developments in Kosovo, she said that such actions in the Assembly are unacceptable. According to her, dialogue is the only way.

President of the Higher Council for Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Saudi Arabia, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, said that he will transfer the position of the Government of Serbia, which opposes Kosovo's membership to UNESKO, in appropriate manner.  "Issues related to Kosovo and UNESCO fall within the jurisdiction of other ministry in Saudi Arabia, and I will not talk about it during this visit. That's what I talked with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic," said Al Saud.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that Kosovo will not give up on its bid to join UNESCO, because according to him, Kosovo needs UNESCO but also has much to offer to this organization. Mustafa at a joint press conference with the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Arsim Bajrami, said that Kosovo will meet all the necessary requirements for a worthy membership. “The language that Serbia is using against Kosovo's membership in UNESCO is unacceptable.

The head of Serbia's Orthodox Church Tuesday warned of using "force" if Kosovo were accepted as a member of the UN cultural agency UNESCO and holy sites there were recognised as belonging to the breakaway territory.

http://news.yahoo.com/serbian-church-leader-threatens-force-kosovo-joins-un-223140709.html

Serbian Ambassador to UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic says that the chances grow to postpone the vote on Kosovo's entry in UNESCO.

"I have the impression that the proposal to postpone the discussions on Kosovo's admission to UNESCO got wider support in diplomatic circles," said Tanaskovic for Sputnik, after the first day of the UNESCO General Conference.

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo hopes soon to get a major symbolic boost in its path to recognition as a state: membership in UNESCO.

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/11/04/kosovo-hopes-to-join-unesco-vows-to-protect-serb-heritage