Security Council deplores Kosovo Assembly's
action on border pact
24 May – Reaffirming its earlier statements
and decisions, the United Nations Security Council today said
that the Kosovo Assembly had overstepped its authority when it
passed a recent measure dealing with a border pact.
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Security Council backs UN envoy veto of
Kosovo Assembly's measure on border pact
23 May – In a move that drew the backing
of the United Nations Security Council, the head of the UN Interim
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today vetoed a resolution
adopted by the province's Assembly on the grounds that the legislative
body had exceeded its powers by passing a measure on a border
accord. FULL
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Security Council calls on Kosovo leaders
to work 'constructively' with UN mission
22 May – Security Council members
today called on Kosovo’s elected leaders to work “constructively
and in full cooperation” with the United Nations Interim
Administration Mission (UNMIK) for the full implementation of
resolution 1244, which calls for the development of provisional
institutions of self-government. FULL
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Kosovo: UN outlines principles for return
of displaced persons, refugees
21 May – Setting forth the
basic principles for displaced persons and refugees to go back
to Kosovo, the head of the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in the province (UNMIK) today made public a conceptual
outline on the right of sustainable returns.
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Kosovo Serbs must take up their rightful
places in government, Security Council told
16 May - Briefing the Security Council
on the latest developments in Kosovo, particularly the functioning
of self-government institutions, a top United Nations peacekeeping
official stressed today that it was essential for Kosovo Serb
representatives to move quickly to take up their rightful places
in the government.FULL
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Kosovo: one year after signing key self-government
act, UN cites 'Great success'
May 15 - The top UN official in Kosovo
today marked the one-year anniversary of the Constitutional
Framework for Provisional Self-government in the province
by calling the document "a great success." FULL
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Two Serbs wanted for alleged war crimes
transferred to UN tribunal
15 May – Two Serbs wanted for alleged
war crimes in Croatia were transferred today from Serbia to the
detention unit of the UN’s International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. FULL
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Kosovo: UN to host
Balkan forum on ways to fight cigarette smuggling
6
May – Finance and customs officials from the Balkan countries
are set to gather in Kosovo later this week for a United Nations-hosted
meeting on ways to combat cigarette smuggling, which has contributed
to a significant loss in revenue for several governments in the
region and a consequent drop in funds available for public services.
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UN Mission sets up emergency fund for victims
of last weekend´s earthquake
3 May - Following last week's earthquake in the Gnjilane area,
the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
has started a €500,000 (euros) fund to help victims get back
on their feet. FULL
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