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Security Council urged to reject calls to end UN Interim Administration in Kosovo
23 April - A senior United Nations official today urged the Security Council to reject calls to end the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), stating that the mission has, and will continue to encourage dialogue and multi-ethnicity in the province, which still has some way to go in establishing independent functioning institutions. FULL STORY>>

Transfer of UN Authority progresses in Kosovo, but multi-ehnic institutions needed
17 April - Though a significant process of transferring further responsibilities from the United Nations to local authorities was launched in the last three months, Kosovo still has some way to go in establishing representative and functioning institutes, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report issued today. FULL STORY>>

Security Council backs action by UN Mission Chief to overrule Kosovo Assembly
14 April - The United Nations Security Council today strongly supported the decision by the top UN official in Kosovo to declare without legal effect the enactment of legislation on higher education by the Kosovo Assembly on 3 April. FULL STORY>>

Former Bosnian Army Commander to appear before UNTribunal
11 April - A former commander of the Bosnian army charged with the abuse and killing of Serb detainees in Srebrenica in 1993 will make his initial appearance before the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) next week, the UN court said today.
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UN Tribunal upholds sentences of 3 Bosnian prison camp commenders.
8 April - The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today upheld the prison sentences of three Bosnians convicted of war crimes committed while in charge of a prison camp. FULL STORY>>

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