the late 19905 conflict between serb forces and albanian insurgents for the future of the former yugoslav province of kosovo left thousands dead. serbian forces attempted to rid the region of its ethnic albanian population. the kosovo liberation army retaliated. many civilians died — most of them men. around 5,800 people disappeared. 25 years later, and almost 1,600 people are still missing, leaving many mothers, wives, and sisters to lament birthdays uncelebrated, weddings unplanned, and grandchildren unborn. among them, kujtime, an ethnic albanian who's lived all her life in the city that's become kosovo�*s lasting symbol of ethnic partition. it was during that time that tragedy struck. dragica, an ethnic serb, lived in kosovo until the war forced her to flee to serbia. her 17—year—old son, ivan, went missing on the ill—fated journey tojoin her. during spring 1999, the war in kosovo entered its most intense phase. nato intervened in the war, targeting serbian forces they accused of ethnic cleansing. crimes against civilians intensified. kujtime and her family found themselves at the centre of a massacre in mitrovica, at theirfamily home. over the years, the experts working on recovering the missing have faced many obstacles in locating and identifying the remains. kosovo unilaterally declared independence from serbia in 2008. many countries recognise its independence, but not serbia. but, for experts to excavate the mass graves, both sides must work together. families of the missing on opposite sides faced the same problems. many spent years contacting institutions, governments, the military, embassies, and journalists in a desperate attempt to find any trace of their relatives. it took years before serbia and kosovo finally cooperated. but when they did, they worked jointly for over a decade, investigating and discovering new mass graves, and bringing news of missing loved ones to many families. they had identified two thirds of the missing before work stopped in 2021, due to rising tensions between belgrade and pristina. organisations on both sides of the former conflict are determined that the missing third are not forgotten. in mitrovica, gjyla haziri, together with kujtime, has been documenting the missing. dragica and kujtime lived 35km from each other in the same country, yugoslavia. the break—up of yugoslavia led to years of war and left communities divided — none more so than in mitrovica. this bridge, built to connect, now divides. to the south — kosovo albanians who are proud of what they see as their new country. to the north — kosovo serbs who pledge their allegiance to another. to this day, kujtime does not feel welcome in the northern part of her city. before the war, dragica lived in pristina — today, majority albanian. now she is returning to kosovo, to make contact with kujtime�*s organisation and visit her former neighbourhood. it's the day of missing persons in kosovo. to mark the occasion, the voice of parents organisation is calling for united multiethnic collaboration in the search for those still missing, and that the rights of families of the missing are not forgotten. kujtime never discovered how exactly her brother died, but she was one of those who found her missing relative�*s remains. after a decade of searching, they were excavated from a mass grave, along with a few personal belongings. dragica and kujtime have agreed to meet. emotions around the ethnic divides still run deep, and a meeting between women from different sides of the war is difficult for both of them. even though it's tough, both agree that these conversations have to be had. in serbia and kosovo, a generation has grown up not knowing the conflict and pain their parents knew. memories are fading. the world is moving on. but for those left behind, it remains an open wound. women like kujtime and dragica feel their respective governments have made promises they're yet to keep. they don't know when or how this will end. but in the meantime, they're united in their quest to preserve the memory of the missing. hello there. just starting off with confirmation of probably what you already know. so far this month, it has been cold, temperatures running about two degrees celsius below average. and i suppose on thursday, a case in point, we had a lot of cloud around outbreaks of rain and quite widely temperatures of around four or five degrees below average for the time of year. one exception, northern scotland, where we had some sunny skies and also temperatures were a bit above average, but otherwise it was a disappointing day on thursday, thanks to this area of cloud and rain, an area of low pressure. an area of low pressure that you're going to get really quite bored with over the next few days because it will still be on our charts through friday, through saturday, through sunday, and it's still there even into monday. so we're looking at a stuck weather pattern with loads of showers around. now, looking at the weather picture friday morning, we start off on a mild note, probably a bit of sunshine for eastern areas to start off with and dry weather. showers get going from the west from the word go and the showers become really extensive through the day, some of them heavy with hail and thunder. more general outbreaks of rain for northern scotland, particularly in the morning, where it's also going to be windy and cold, temperatures around 12 or 13 degrees here. otherwise, temperatures staying well below average, in any case, around 15 to 18 degrees for most of us. now through friday evening, there will be some further showers coming and going, particularly across western areas. might have some more general outbreaks of rain here by the end of friday night and the start of saturday morning. saturday, the same area of low pressure is with us, probably something a bit brighter for a time across western scotland, but some heavy rain for eastern scotland. the winds picking up across southern counties of england with gusts running into the 45 miles an hour. that's going to make it feel a little on the cool side as well. and if that weren't enough through the afternoon, there'll be loads of showers around again, some of them heavy with hail and thunder. across the board our temperatures below average forjune. little change really through sunday. this time, though, it looks like we could see some heavier bursts of rain working across northern ireland into northern england and scotland. thundery showers developing elsewhere with some sunny spells in between so it won't be raining all day across the midlands, wales, east anglia, southern england. but the temperatures for most areas continue to run a little below average for the time of year. however, for a couple of days next week, it looks like temperatures will get closer to average, but it doesn't last long. it turns cooler later in the week. showers never far away. live from washington, this is bbc news. presidents zelensky and biden sign a ten—year security agreement as world leaders gather at the g7 summit. the us supreme court unanimously rejects an attempt to block access to a widely used abortion drug. the un's refugee agency warns that forced displacement across the world could surge to record levels by the end of the year. iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. welcome. the g7 summit in italy is underway and on day one, us presidentjoe biden and ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky signed a ten—year security agreement. president zelensky called it a bridge to ukraine eventuallyjoining nato. ukraine is expected to make steps toward membership at next month's nato meeting in washington. but in the agreement signed thursday, the us and ukraine said they will meet within 2a hours to discuss a response if ukraine comes under attack. it also states that washington will support kyiv in developing its military force through training, joint planning and cybersecurity efforts. additionally, the us will help ukraine receive compensation for damage caused by russia.