No
agreement reached on Kosovo’s future status in Security
Council
16 January – The Security Council today discussed the United
Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo – a Serbian province
where ethnic Albanians outnumber Serbs and other minorities by
nine to one – with no agreement being reached over its future
status.
In
2008, UN to embark on new course to tackle challenges –
Ban Ki-moon
10 January – This year, the United Nations will put itself
on a new track to tackle the obstacles it faces – ranging
from development to health to terrorism – Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon has said.
Secretary-General
appoints new deputy envoy for Kosovo
8 January – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed
Larry Rossin of the United States as his new deputy envoy for
Kosovo, the Serbian province run by the United Nations since Western
forces drove out Yugoslav forces amid inter-ethnic fighting in
1999.
Uncertainty
on Kosovo’s future status could lead to instability, warns
Ban Ki-moon
3 January 2008 – The loss of momentum in making progress
towards resolving Kosovo’s future status could result in
instability in the Serbian province and the greater region, even
potentially endangering United Nations staff, Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon warned in a new report made public today.
