Ethnic Albanians returning
from Kosovo to FYR of Macedonia: UNHCR
31 JULY – The number of ethnic Albanians returning from
Kosovo to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has risen
sharply over the past few days as more and more people decide
to return to the now open Aracinovo village outside of Skopje,
the United Nations refugee agency said today. FULL
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UN official welcomes
decision by Kosovo Serb parties to engage in elections
26 July – Briefing the Security Council today on efforts
to engage Kosovo Serbs in the forthcoming province-wide elections,
a senior United Nations official welcomed the decision by four
Kosovo Serb parties to submit certification applications for the
ballot. FULL
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UN mission in Kosovo
signs agreement on DNA testing for missing persons
25 JULY – The top United Nations official in Kosovo today
signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Committee
for the Missing Persons (ICMP) which will pave the way for DNA
testing to match relatives of the missing with unidentified remains.
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Hans Haekkerup with US
President George Bush.
In Kosovo, President Bush backs UN efforts to pave way for self-government
24 JULY – Visiting Kosovo today, United States President
George W. Bush endorsed the efforts of the United Nations mission
in the province to prepare Kosovars for taking on greater responsibility
in "running their own affairs." FULL
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No new mass graves found
in Kosovo, UN mission says
20 JULY – Reacting to reports in the Belgrade media, the
United Nations mission in Kosovo said today that there were no
new mass graves in Suva Reka or anywhere else in the province.
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UN official in Kosovo
urges approval of draft on inter-ethnic property sales
17 JULY – A top United Nations official in Kosovo today
stressed the need to adopt a draft regulation seeking to limit
the flow of minorities from mixed neighbourhoods as well as the
forced sale of minority properties. FULL
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FYR of Macedonia: refugee
flows reflect peace uncertainties, UNHCR says
17 JULY – Reflecting continuing uncertainty over peace prospects,
some 300 people have returned to the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia from Kosovo while close to 200 left the country for
the province, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
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UN mission in Kosovo
helps Serbian convoy to deliver aid
16 JULY – Despite a lack of timely notification, the United
Nations mission in Kosovo and the Kosovo international force have
helped a large Serbian convoy to deliver humanitarian aid to various
Serbian enclaves, a UN official in Pristina reported today. FULL
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Calm along Kosovo-FRY of Macedonia border
slows flow of refugees: UNCHR
3 JULY – Thanks to relative calm along the border between
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo, fewer people
are fleeing their native lands and some are returning home, the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported
today. FULL
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