More than half of Kosovo's
population lives in poverty, UN reports
27 June – With more than half of Kosovo's population living
in poverty, the province faces several obstacles to further economic
growth, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said today
in a just-released report. FULL
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UN tribunal to focus on
prosecuting only high-ranking political, military leaders
27 June – The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today emphasized that it will
concentrate its prosecutions on the highest-ranking political
and military leaders accused of war crimes.
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UN efforts in Kosovo show
no one 'above the law,' Security Council told
26 June – Efforts by the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to strengthen policing in the province,
including the recent arrests of suspects in cases pending from
1999, showed that "no one is above the law," a senior
UN official told the Security
Council today. FULL
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UN judges order medical
exam of Milosevic as illness delays trial
26
June – As the genocide trial of Slobodan Milosevic remains
delayed by his recent illness, judges at the United Nations war
crimes tribunal today ordered the former Yugoslav President to
undergo a medical examination. FULL
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Kosovo: economic advisory body to UN Mission discusses gambling
regulation
25 June – An economic advisory body to the United Nations
Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has begun debate
on unregulated gambling activities in the province.
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Kosovo: UN police arrest two more for crimes committed during
1999
19 June – United Nations police have arrested two more people
in connection with serious criminal offences against Kosovo Albanians
in June 1999, the UN mission in the province announced today.
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UN police arrest four suspected of serious
crimes against other Kosovo Albanians
18 June – United Nations police in Kosovo today arrested
four men suspected of committing serious crimes against other
Kosovo Albanians in June 1999, the UN mission in the province
said today. FULL
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Declaring Kosovo's food emergency over, UN Agency ends operation
there
14 Jun - Declaring that Kosovo’s urgent need for food aid
has subsided, a United Nations relief agency today announced plans
to close its Pristina office later this month.
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On third anniversary of its arrival in Kosovo, UN reports progress
in key areas
12 June – Marking
the third anniversary of the arrival in Kosovo of a United Nations
mission and an international security presence, the top UN envoy
in the province today hailed progress achieved in a wide range
of areas. FULL
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New Adviser to help UN in Kosovo with returnees, reintegration
of ethnic minorities
10 Jun - The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in
Kosovo (UNMIK) today welcomed the arrival of a new official to
advise it on ways to foster economic development related to the
return of displaced persons and the integration of minorities.
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