UN sees progress in Kosovo,
Security Council told
30 July – While Kosovo has made progress over the past few
months, the province still has a way to go in meeting the benchmarks
set to help it to begin the process of determining its future
status, a senior United Nations official told
the Security Council today.
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Kosovo making progress
in security, inter-ethnic relations, Annan reports
26 July – While Kosovo has seen progress over the last few
months, most notably in safety and inter-ethnic relations, the
United Nations mission still needs to be able to extend its authority
throughout the province, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in
a new report released
today. FULL
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Milosevic at severe risk from heart
problems, UN tribunal told
25 July – Slobodan Milosevic, on trial at the United Nations
war crimes tribunal for genocide and other charges, is at severe
risk from heart problems and should reduce his workload, according
to a medical report on the former Yugoslav President requested
by the court. FULL
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Italian financial investigators
to help UN mission root out crime in Kosovo
23 July – A team of investigators
from Italy will join the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to help in the fight against financial
crime and corruption in the province, the head of the Mission
announced today. FULL
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Senior UN official nominated
as next UN human rights commissioner
22 July – Secretary-General Kofi Annan has nominated the
United Nations administrator who helped oversee East Timor's transition
to independence to be the UN's next top human rights official,
a spokesman for the world body said today in New York. FULL
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Kosovo: UN mission forms
energy committee to deal with lightening hit on power plant
22 July – Following a lightening strike on a Kosovo power
plant, the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission
(UNMIK), Michael Steiner, has announced the formation of an energy
committee to deal with the sudden power shortage. FULL
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UN police arrests suspects
in last year's murder of Kosovo Albanian family
8 July – Police serving with the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) have arrested several suspects in connection
with last year's murderous attack on a Kosovo Albanian family
in Glogovac. FULL
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