Annan concerned at situation
at Kosovo/FYR of Macedonia border
28 FEBRUARY – Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed
his grave concern at the recent occurrence of violence in the
border area of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. FULL
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UN mission in Kosovo
welcomes Yugoslav amnesty for jailed Kosovars
27 FEBRUARY – The United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today welcomed the Amnesty Law approved
by the Yugoslav Parliament that paved the way for the release
of more than 100 Kosovo Albanians detained in Serbian prisons.
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Refugees flee to Kosovo
from former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: UNHCR
26 FEBRUARY – More than 300 people have fled to Kosovo amid
reports of rising tensions on the border between Kosovo and the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the UN refugee agency reported
today. FULL
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Top UN official in Kosovo
undertakes first international mission
23 FEBRUARY – Starting his first round of international
meetings, the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in
Kosovo (UNMIK) today attended the Balkans Economic Cooperation
Summit in Skopje, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
a UNMIK spokeswoman announced in Pristina. FULL
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Second phase of identity
card distribution begins in Kosovo
22 FEBRUARY – The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
(UNMIK) today started the second phase of identity card distribution,
UNMIK announced in Pristina. FULL
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Kosovo's Interim Administrative
Council condemns attack on Kosovo Serbs
20 FEBRUARY – Kosovo's Interim Administrative Council (IAC)
today condemned "in the strongest terms" the 16 February
attack on a convoy of buses carrying Kosovo Serb civilians. FULL
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Security Council members
condemn attack against Kosovo Serbs
16 FEBRUARY – Members of the United Nations Security Council
today strongly condemned what they called a "terrorist attack"
on a convoy of buses carrying Kosovo Serb civilians, which left
at least seven people killed, ten seriously wounded and dozens
more injured. FULL
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Kosovo: UN agency confirms
plutonium found in depleted uranium ammunition
16 FEBRUARY – Traces of plutonium have been detected in
the depleted uranium ammunition found at sites in Kosovo that
were investigated last November by the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the agency announced today, saying the findings
were not cause for immediate alarm. FULL
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Kosovo Transitional Council
condemns spate of violence against Kosovo Serbs
14 FEBRUARY – The Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) today
condemned the violent incidents that occurred yesterday in the
province, which claimed the life of one Kosovo Serb and injured
several others. FULL
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Security Council briefed
on latest developments in Kosovo
13 FEBRUARY – For the elections in Kosovo to take place
this year, decisions on the key elements of the institutional
framework must be completed by April, the Security Council was
told today. FULL
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In a first, a woman will
head Kosovo's postal service
7 FEBRUARY – For the first time in Kosovo's history, a woman
was appointed to lead the province's Post and Telecommunications
Enterprise (PTK), the United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) announced today. FULL
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Kosovo: UN mission reports
first conviction against trafficking of women
5 FEBRUARY – The first guilty verdict for trafficking in
women has been issued in Kosovo, a United Nations spokesman reported
today in Pristina. FULL
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After days of violence,
UN reports quiet in Kosovo's divided city of Mitrovica
2 FEBRUARY – After a recent spate of violence, the situation
in Mitrovica was quiet today, according to a spokesperson for
the United Nations Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK). FULL
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Kosovo Albanian leaders
condemn violence in Mitrovica
1 FEBRUARY – Kosovo Albanian leaders today condemned recent
violence in the divided city of Mitrovica through a declaration
aimed at restoring calm to the troubled area. FULL
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No firm link between
depleted uranium and medical cases in Kosovo: WHO team
1 FEBRUARY – Following an extensive review, experts from
the World Health Organization (WHO) have found no firm evidence
linking individual medical cases in Kosovo to the use of depleted
uranium munitions during the 1999 Balkans conflict. FULL
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