IAC issues statement on
refugees returning to Kosovo
MAY 26 -- The Kosovo Interim Administrative Council today issued
a statement appealing to countries playing host to Kosovo refugees
to ensure their return iscarried out in a controlled and humane
fashion. FULL
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First registration of
political party in Kosovo
MAY 26 -- The Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo, the
PSHDK, yesterday became the first political party to submit an
application for registration in the Kosovo municipal elections
to be held in the autumn, according to a United Nations spokeswoman.
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Kouchner talks to representatives of missing
persons
Kouchner offers to take representatives of missing persons to
European Parliament
MAY 24 -- The representatives of people missing from Kosovo, many
of them detained in Serbia, have been offered the chance to explain
their case to the European Parliament by the head of the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr Bernard
Kouchner. FULL
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Kouchner denounces sentencing
of Kosovar Albanians in Serbian court
MAY 23 -- Yesterday's sentencing of 143 Kosovar Albanians by a
Serbian court was today denounced as a "farce" by Dr.
Bernard Kouchner, head of the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
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Kouchner meets with Kosovo
war veterans and invalids
MAY 23 -- Dr. Bernard Kouchner, head of the United Nations mission
in Kosovo, met today with representatives of war veterans and
invalids to plan ways to improve their living conditions and access
to medical care. FULL
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Kosovo detainees agree
to end hunger strike
MAY 22 -- Prisoners in Mitrovica have agreed to end their hunger
strike after meeting with Dr. Bernard Kouchner, head of the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), who
assured them that trials would begin at the end of this week,
a spokeswoman said today in Pristina. FULL
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Annan welcomes US decision
to keep troops in Kosovo
MAY 19 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed the result
of the vote in the United States Senate yesterday, by which it
decided to continue its military presence in Kosovo. FULL
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Kosovo social assistance
programme to get under way
MAY 19 -- A new programme to provide social assistance to the
most vulnerable families in Kosovo will be launched in June, the
United Nations mission said today. FULL
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Murder of UN staff member
a dark day for Kosovo, Kofi Annan says
MAY 18 -- The murder of a UN staff member marked a "dark
day for Kosovo," United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
said in a message of condolence to the victim's family and colleagues.
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Kosovo Transitional Council
discusses slow voter registration
MAY 17 -- A low turn out in the first month of voter registration
in Kosovo has raised concern that the July deadline for universal
registration will not be met, Gerard Fischer, deputy to the Head
of Civil Administration, told the Kosovo Transitional Council
(KTC) today. FULL
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UN staff member murdered
in Kosovo
MAY 16 -- An ethnic Serb member of the UN staff in Pristina who
disappeared last week has been found murdered, the head of the
UN mission in Kosovo, Dr Bernard Kouchner, announced today. FULL
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Kosovo genocide trial
suspended
MAY 15 -- A genocide trial due to start today at the District
Court of Gnjilane in Kosovo has been postponed after the defence
lawyers failed to attend, according to a UN spokeswoman in Pristina.
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36 Kosovo prisoners on
hunger strike in Mitrovica: UNMIK
MAY 12 -- The number of prisoners on hunger strike at the Mitrovica
detention center in Kosovo currently stands at 36, a spokeswoman
for the United Nations mission in Kosovo said today in Pristina.
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Security Council debates
report of its mission to Kosovo
MAY 11 -- The international community had invested heavily in
Kosovo and could not afford to fail even though the process of
reconciliation was slow, the Security Council was told today during
an open debate on last month's mission to the area by eight Council
members. FULL
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Inauguration of new equipment
at Pristina airport
MAY 11 -- A new instrument landing system (ILS) as well as new
ground lighting and other navigational equipment at Pristina airport
was inaugurated today by Dr. Bernard Kouchner, head of the United
Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK), and General
Joun Ortuno, commander of international security force KFOR. FULL
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Kosovo Transitional Council
demands unconditional handover of all Kosovars held in Serbia
MAY 10 -- The Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) today demanded
the unconditional handover to the UN Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) of all Kosovars held in Serbian prisons and
other detention facilities.
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Kosovo's Interim Administrative
Council endorses Commission for identifying missing persons
MAY 9 -- Kosovo's Interim Administrative Council (IAC) today endorsed
the setting up of a commission which will play a key role in identifying
missing persons who died during the recent conflict. FULL
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Former Kosovo Liberation
Army commander shot dead
MAY 8 -- A former Kosovo Liberation Army commander and Director
of Environment and Safety for the municipality of Prizren, Ekrem
Rexha, was shot dead this morning at around 8:30 a.m. on his way
to work. FULL
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UN mission welcomes European
Union recognition of Kosovo travel documents
MAY 8 -- The UN Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) today
said that it was pleased by the European Union (EU) decision to
welcome the UNMIK regulation governing the issues of travel documents.
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UN Kosovo envoy hopes
for speedy appointment of special representative for missing persons
MAY 3 -- The head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in
Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr. Bernard Kouchner, today said that he hoped
that the visit of the Security Council last week in Kosovo would
speed up the appointment of the special envoy on detainees and
missing persons. FULL
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Kosovo Albanian and minority
leaders agree plan for possible return of displaced communities
MAY 3 -- Kosovo Albanian and minority leaders have agreed to a
plan of action, brokered by the UN mission, which could lead to
the return of displaced Roma, Ashkalija and Egyptian minorities.
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International forensic
experts restart work at Kosovo gravesites
MAY 3 -- The gathering of evidence of war crimes has restarted
in Kosovo after a break for the winter with an International Criminal
Tribunal of Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) forensic team working at
a first site in Gjakova, a Tribunal spokesman said in Pristina
today. FULL
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Agreement signed for safe
return of Kosovo Serbs
MAY 2 -- The Joint Committee on Returns (JCR) which will explore
ways and means for the safe and sustainable return of Kosovo Serbs
to their homes was formally established today in a signing ceremony
in Gracanica.
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Kosovo's Interim Administrative
Council endorses regulations on tax and broadcast media
MAY 2 -- Kosovo's Interim Administrative Council (IAC) today endorsed
regulations on tax and broadcast media, requiring more businesses
to contribute to the Kosovo budget and all media to obtain licenses
before broadcasting in Kosovo. FULL
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Amb. Anwarul Karim Chowdhury of Bangladesh
UN mission in Kosovo doing "a magnificent job", says
leader of Security Council delegation
MAY 1 -- The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
was "doing a magnificent job" despite the enormity and
pervasive nature of the task, the head of the Security Council
delegation to Kosovo said today.
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Committee for return
of refugees in Kosovo includes Serb leader
MAY 1 -- The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
has formed a committee for the return of refugees and displaced
persons which includes Bishop Artemije of the Serb National Council
as one of the four heads of the Committee. FULL
STORY >>
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