In step
forward, Kosovo Government takes over minority transportation
from UN
31 August – In a step forward towards fulfilling international
goals for Kosovo, which the United Nations has administered
since 1999, the world body has turned over responsibility for
transportation services for minorities to the local Government.FULL
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UN marks
‘Day of Disappeared’ with calls for action on missing
persons
30 August – Marking the International Day of the Disappeared,
United Nations officials today voiced concern about the plight
of persons who have been forced to go missing and called for
action to help them.FULL
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Kosovo: UN official condemns
grenade attack in Mitrovica
27 August – A senior United Nations official in Kosovo
has strongly condemned Saturday night's grenade attack in North
Mitrovica, where nine civilians were injured when an explosive
device was thrown at a local café bar. FULL
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New
head of UN Kosovo mission optimistic about a status settlement
15 August – In his first public comments since being named
Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Special Representative
in Kosovo yesterday, the new envoy said he expects to be the
last person to hold that position because he believes a resolution
of the province’s final political status can soon be reached.
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German
official serving with UN Kosovo mission promoted to top post
14 August 2006 – The Secretary-General has informed the
Security Council of his plans to appoint Ambassador Joachim
Rücker from Germany as his Special Representative and Head
of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
(UNMIK), effective 1 September.FULL
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