In FYR of Macedonia, head
of UN Kosovo mission discusses border closures
28 MARCH – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) reported today that the Mission chief, Hans
Haekkerup, had paid a visit to the capital of the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia to discuss border crossing between Kosovo
and the Republic. FULL
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UN official denies press
report on postponement of Kosovo-wide elections
27 MARCH – The top United Nations official in Kosovo today
denied a report published in the current issue of The Economist
that Kosovo-wide elections would be held only in 2002, and not
this year as planned. FULL
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Fighting in FYR of Macedonia
displaces more than 30,000: UN refugee agency
26 MARCH – The number of people displaced by the recent
fighting in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has risen
above 30,200, the UN refugee agency reported today. FULL
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After meeting top UN
official, Kosovo leaders urge extremists in FYR of Macedonia to
lay down arms
23 MARCH – The leaders of the three main political parties
in Kosovo today called on extremist groups in the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia to end the fighting, the UN mission in Kosovo
reported. FULL
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Russian Foreign Minister
visits UN mission in Kosovo
20 MARCH – Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov visited
Pristina today, where he met with United Nations officials and
local leaders, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
(UNMIK) reported. FULL
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Secretary-General condemns
renewal of violence in FYR of Macedonia
19 MARCH – Against the backdrop of renewed fighting in the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Secretary-General Kofi
Annan today condemned the violence, which he said constituted
a threat to the territorial integrity of the Republic and the
region as a whole. FULL
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Security Council condemns
ethnic violence in Kosovo
16 MARCH – The Security Council today called for an end
of all acts of violence in Kosovo, "particularly those which
are ethnically motivated," and urged Kosovo's political leaders
to condemn such actions and increase efforts to create inter-ethnic
tolerance. FULL
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Disturbances erupt in
Mitrovica as Annan's new report warns of threat of violence
14 MARCH – Disturbances flared up again today in Kosovo's
divided city of Mitrovica just as Secretary-General Kofi Annan
warned in his latest report that continuing violence was "the
single most important threat" to the goal of bringing peace
to the troubled province. FULL
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New UN study suggests
precautionary action at depleted uranium sites in Kosovo
13 MARCH – After analyzing the environmental impact of depleted
uranium ammunition used in Kosovo in 1999, the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) today said the risks associated with
the substance were "no cause for alarm," but recommended
precautionary measures to guarantee that the areas struck by DU
remain risk-free. FULL
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Kosovo's administrative
council calls on FYR of Macedonia to reopen border
13 MARCH – Kosovo's Interim Administrative Council today
requested the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
"to re-open the border crossing points to normal traffic
immediately." FULL
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Kosovo: head of UN mission
meets Serbs from divided Mitrovica
12 MARCH – Top officials of the United Nations Interim Administration
in Kosovo (UNMIK) and KFOR, the international security presence
there, met today with representatives of the Kosovo Serb community
from the divided town of Mitrovica, who were accompanied by Serbian
Deputy Prime Minister Nebosja Covic. FULL
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UN mission "deeply
concerned" by closure of Kosovo/FYR of Macedonia border
9 MARCH – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) today said it was "deeply concerned"
by the decision of the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia to stop civilian border crossings with Kosovo in
response to the fighting in the area. FULL
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UN refugee agency reports
250 new arrivals from FYR of Macedonia in Kosovo
7 MARCH – The United Nations refugee agency today reported
the arrival in Kosovo of 250 people who said they were fleeing
fighting in a mountainous border area in the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia. FULL
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Kosovo: Security Council
welcomes improved relations between UN and Yugoslavia
6 MARCH – Following a meeting attended by Yugoslav Prime
Minister Zoran Zizic, the Security Council today welcomed the
"continued improvement of relations" between the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia, the UN Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo international security force
(KFOR). FULL
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Security Council members
condemn violence on FRY of Macedonia border
2 MARCH – Members of the Security Council today condemned
recent violence along the border between the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. FULL
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UNHCR warns against hasty
change in south Serbia's ground safety zone
1 MARCH – The United Nations refugee agency today warned
against an overly hasty change in southern Serbia's ground safety
zone -- a buffer belt which separates Serbia proper from UN-administered
Kosovo. FULL
STORY >>
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