On International Day of Disappeared UN launches
call for action
30
August 2004 – Noting that the enforced disappearance of
people around the globe continues unabated and is even growing
in some countries, the United Nations today marked International
Day of the Disappeared with an appeal to all governments to
take preventive action and end impunity for the responsible
security forces and armed bands.FULL
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Kosovo's ethnic minorities need continuing protection,
UN refugee agency warns
24 August 2004 – Highlighting a
surge in the number of murders of Kosovo Serbs over the past
year, the United Nations refugee agency has issued three linked
reports showing that inter-ethnic relations in the troubled
province are so fragile that minority groups continue to need
international protection from the threat of violence.FULL
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Kosovo: UN and Council of Europe sign important
human rights accords
23 August 2004 – In an effort
to enhance the establishment of human rights in United Nations-administered
Kosovo, top UN and European officials today signed two agreements
that seek to monitor compliance with important international
principles and prevent torture and other inhuman or degrading
treatment.FULL
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Fund for UN staffer slain in 2003 Iraq terror blast to help
students of world affairs
18 August 2004 – On the eve of
the first anniversary of an unprecedented terrorist attack against
the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, officials from the
American University in Cairo (AUC) today said a fund set up
to memorialize one of the victims is paving the way for a better
future by helping students of international affairs.FULL
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Lawyers warn against UN tribunal forcing Miloševic to accept
defence counsel
17
August – The health and rights of former Yugoslav President
Slobodan Miloševic could be jeopardized if the United Nations
war crimes tribunal trying him for genocide forces him to accept
defence counsel, rather than represent himself, according to
lawyers appointed by the tribunal to ensure he receives a fair
trial.FULL
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Kosovo holds key to regional peace, new UN envoy says on arrival
15 August 2004 – Arriving in Kosovo to take up his duties
as head of the United Nations Interim Assistance Mission (UNMIK)
there, Søren Jessen-Petersen today emphasized the province's
crucial role in regional stability.FULL
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Kosovo
faces hurdles despite some progress since March clashes - UN
official
5 August 2004 – Despite some progress
in Kosovo since violent clashes in March, the province faces
an uphill challenge in moving forward along the path of normalization,
ethnic reconciliation, strengthening its still-fledgling democratic
institutions, and creating a tolerant, inclusive society, a
senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.FULL
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More
work needed to repair physical, psychological damage in Kosovo
- Annan
3 August 2004 – While there has
been some progress in reconstructing buildings and restoring
community relations in Kosovo after March's deadly outbreak
of ethnic violence, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says a lot
"remains to be done to repair the physical and psychological
damage."FULL
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