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France honours late Jean-Selim Kanaan, killed in bombing of UN in Baghdad
27 February – France today awarded the late United Nations staff member Jean-Selim Kanaan the Legion of Honour for his work in helping the world's weak and oppressed.FULL STORY>>

UN envoy mourns death of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's President
26 February 2004 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's top envoy in Kosovo expressed his deep shock and sorrow today at the death of the President Boris Trajkovski of the neighbouring former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and his associates in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina.FULL STORY>>

Prosecution case ends in Miloševic trial at UN war crimes tribunal
25 February – The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia confirmed today that prosecutors have closed their case in the trial of Slobodan Miloševic, ex-President of Yugoslavia.FULL STORY>>

UN envoy condemns attack on Kosovo's Environment Minister
22 February – The senior United Nations envoy to Kosovo today deplored a blast which wounded the province's environment minister and several others.FULL STORY>>

Kosovo protection corps members arrested, UN envoy reports
16 February 2004 – The senior United Nations envoy in Kosovo today informed top leaders in the province that a number of protection force (KPC) members have been arrested in connection with serious crimes, including murder of Kosovo Albanians.
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UN war crimes tribunal eases limits on Miloševic communications

10 February 2004 – The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has eased the telephone communications restrictions on former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic and Serbian politician Vojislav Šešelj.FULL STORY>>



Kosovo: UN envoy calls for greater dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade

6 February – Pristina and Belgrade must have direct and serious dialogue if Kosovo is to make any progress soon on such key issues as the fate of persons missing from the war of 1998-99, the senior United Nations senior envoy to the province told the Security Council today.
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