FYR of Macedonia: UNHCR
concerned over plight of civilians affected by fighting
31 MAY – The United Nations refugee agency today expressed
concern about the plight of civilians affected by the ongoing
hostilities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. FULL
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Top UN official in Kosovo
welcomes Yugoslav remarks on elections
24 MAY – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) today reacted positively to a reported statement
by the leadership of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia advising
Kosovo Serbs to register for the upcoming elections. FULL
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UN Mission in Kosovo
establishes new Police and Justice Pillar
22 MAY – The United Nations mission in Kosovo has established
a new structure to strengthen its justice and police capabilities,
a deputy head of the mission announced yesterday. FULL
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Security Council mission
set to visit Kosovo from 15 to 19 June
17 MAY – The planned visit of a Security Council delegation
to Kosovo will take place from 15 to 19 June to observe the "difficult
challenges" faced by the United Nations in the troubled province,
according to a document released today at United Nations Headquarters
in New York. FULL
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More ethnic Albanians
flee into Kosovo from southern Serbia: UN refugee agency
16 MAY – Some 550 ethnic Albanians have fled into Kosovo
to escape fighting in southern Serbia's Presevo Valley, the United
Nations refugee agency said today. FULL
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Annan welcomes conclusion
of constitutional framework for Kosovo
15 MAY – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today
welcomed the conclusion of a key legal document paving the way
for provisional self-government in Kosovo. FULL
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Top UN official in Kosovo
announces elections for 17 November
14 MAY – Kosovo-wide elections will take place on 17 November
2001, the top United Nations official in the province announced
today in a TV and radio address aired across Kosovo and over Serbian
media. FULL
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International force seizes
large quantity of weapons in Kosovo
11 MAY – The international security force in Kosovo (KFOR)
has seized a large quantity of weapons believed to be destined
for ethnic Albanian rebels in the Presevo Valley area of southern
Serbia, a United Nations spokesman announced today. FULL
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Kosovo: UNHCR reports
no major crossings of civilians from FYR of Macedonia
10 MAY – There have been no major crossings of civilians
from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into Kosovo over
the past two days, officials from the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) said today. FULL
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Kosovo: top UN official
sees progress in work on self-government framework
9 MAY – The head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo
said today that a "good compromise" between the province's
Serb and Albanian communities on a key legal document was drawing
near. FULL
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Thousands leaving FYR
of Macedonia for Kosovo, UN refugee agency says
8 MAY – Some 6,600 people have arrived in Kosovo from the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia since 3 May amid new clashes
between ethnic Albanian militants and the country's security forces,
the United Nations refugee agency said today. FULL
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UN refugee agency concerned
at plight of civilians in FYR of Macedonia
7 MAY – The United Nations refugee agency today expressed
concern at the plight of civilians affected by fighting in the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. FULL
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Kosovo: refuting press
reports, UN envoy says work on legal framework goes on
3 MAY – The top United Nations official in Kosovo today
denied reports published in the Belgrade media that a legal framework
for interim self-government had been completed without including
the concerns of the Kosovo Serbs. FULL
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