UN reiterates less than
45,000 Kosovars voted in Yugoslav elections
29 SEPTEMBER -- The head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo
again said today that based on the mission's estimates that less
than 45,000 Kosovars voted in last Sunday's Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (FRY) presidential elections. FULL
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Situation of minorities
biggest problem in Kosovo, UN envoy tells Security Council
27 SEPTEMBER -- The situation of non-Albanian communities is the
biggest problem in Kosovo, the head of the UN Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr. Bernard Kouchner told the Security
Council today in an open meeting. FULL
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UN envoy signs new law
on illegal construction in Kosovo
26 SEPTEMBER --The head of the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr. Bernard Kouchner, yesterday signed
a new law regulating the construction and alteration of all property
in Kosovo. FULL
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With new data, experts
advice UN to study bombed sites in Kosovo
26 SEPTEMBER -- A team of experts has advised the United Nations
and its partners to conduct field studies of sites in Kosovo that
were struck by ordnance containing depleted uranium (DU) during
last year's Balkan conflict. FULL
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In Kosovo, no more than 45,000 voted in
Yugoslav elections: UN mission
25 SEPTEMBER -- In Kosovo no more than 45,000 voters participated
in Sunday's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) elections, the
head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
(UNMIK), Dr. Bernard Kouchner told a press briefing in Pristina
yesterday. FULL
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UN envoy hails tolerance
among Albanian and Goran communities in Kosovo
25 SEPTEMBER -- The head of the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr. Bernard Kouchner, has hailed the
atmosphere of tolerance and co-existence in which the Albanian
and Goran communities had continued to live together in the Dragash
municipality, in the southern part of the country. FULL
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Kosovo's transition to
self-governance in danger of being derailed, Annan warns
22 SEPTEMBER -- Kosovo's transition to self-governance could be
in danger of being derailed by hard-line, principally Kosovo Albanian,
elements who seek to use violence to undermine confidence in the
democratic process, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in his latest
report to the Security Council released today. FULL
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UN mission will "witness"
Belgrade elections in Kosovo
22 SEPTEMBER -- The United Nations will "witness and watch"
the "so-called" elections of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (FRY) in Kosovo this Sunday so that it can counter
any unfounded and exaggerated claims.
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UN waives immunity of
international staff member in Kosovo
21 SEPTEMBER -- The United Nations Headquarters in New York has
waived the immunity of an international staff member so that the
can be tried in a Kosovo court on allegations of indecent exposure.
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UN mission in Kosovo mounts
operation to correct errors in voters' list
21 SEPTEMBER -- The UN mission in Kosovo has mounted an operation
to find and correct errors in the provisional civil and voter
registers in readiness for the municipal elections on 28 October.
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UN in Kosovo appoints
British prosecutor for Gracanica raid case
20 SEPTEMBER -- A British prosecutor, Mr. Gary Garland, has been
appointed to the case of the three people detained following the
raid in Gracanica on Monday in which illegal weapons and explosives
were seized, the United Nations mission in Kosovo said today.
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UN holds suspects following seizure of
illegal weapons, explosives in Kosovo
19 SEPTEMBER -- In a joint operation, the international peacekeeping
forces in Kosovo and United Nations police have seized illegal
weapons and explosives and arrested six suspects in a search mounted
shortly before midnight on Monday in the Serb-dominated town of
Gracanica. FULL
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Security at Mitrovica
detention centre in Kosovo tightened
18 SEPTEMBER -- Security measures at the Mitrovica detention centre
in Kosovo have been tightened, following the escape of 13 detainees
earlier this month, the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said today. FULL
STORY >>
UN in Kosovo completing
clean up of Mitrovica acid spill
18 SEPTEMBER -- The clean up of sulphuric acid at the Trepca complex
in southern Mitrovica is expected to be completed tomorrow, the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
said today.
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Deadly acid leak reaches
River Ibar in Kosovo
15 SEPTEMBER -- There has been "a significant leak"
of the deadly acid spilling out of the Trepca industrial plant
in southern Mitrovica in Kosovo, which has now reached the Ibar
River, the United Nations mission in Kosovo said today. FULL
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Local elections planned
for October crucial test for Kosovars, says UN envoy
15 SEPTEMBER -- The most important event facing the people of
Kosovo in the near future was the local elections planned by the
United Nations on 28 October, the UN envoy in Kosovo said yesterday.
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Kosovo needs to establish
democracy to attract investors, says UN envoy
14 SEPTEMBER -- The international community needs to see tolerance
and democracy established in Kosovo in order to invest in the
province, the head of the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said yesterday. FULL
STORY >>
UN to launch competition
to instil human rights values in Kosovo
14 SEPTEMBER -- The United Nations Interim Administrative Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) will tomorrow launch a Kosovo-wide school competition
aimed at instilling human rights values in the province. FULL
STORY >>
UN personnel in Kosovo
battles deadly acid leak at Trepca complex
13 SEPTEMBER -- More than 130 United Nations personnel and international
peacekeeping (KFOR) troops in Kosovo battled through the night
to contain a deadly acid leak at the Trepca industrial plant in
south Mitrovica. FULL
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Kosovo Transitional Council
joins UN envoy in condemning murder of Rexhep Luci
13 SEPTEMBER -- The Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) today joined
the United Nations envoy Bernard Kouchner in condemning the killing
of Rexhep Luci, the respected Kosovo Albanian architect who wrote
the Pristina city urban plan. FULL
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UN condemns murder of
leading architect in Kosovo
12 SEPTEMBER -- The United Nations mission in Kosovo today strongly
condemned the murder last night of Rexhep Luci, a respected Kosovar
Albanian architect and former director of the Department of Urban
Development, Planning and Reconstruction of Pristina municipality.
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UN sends team to assess
damage by Kosovo conflict on two neighbouring nations
11 SEPTEMBER -- An international team of experts will spend the
next two weeks assessing the environmental damage caused by the
Kosovo conflict in Albania and The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today.
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Kosovo's Interim Administrative
Council issues statement against violence
8 SEPTEMBER -- Kosovo's Interim Administrative Council (IAC),
today issued a statement reiterating its abhorrence of any kind
of violence. The statement comes on the eve of a 'Day Against
Violence' to be observed tomorrow throughout Kosovo. FULL
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UN to fly out 35 Kosovo
children for specialized medical treatment
8 SEPTEMBER -- The head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo,
Dr. Bernard Kouchner, will tomorrow accompany 35 local children
travelling for specialized medical treatment in France. FULL
STORY >>
Kosovo swears in new international
prosecutor and judge
8 SEPTEMBER -- The United Nations mission in Kosovo today swore
in Gary Garland of the United Kingdom as a new international prosecutor
for Pristina and Ingo Risch of Germany as an international judge
for Prizren. FULL
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UN mission rejects Belgrade-organized
elections in Kosovo as "farce"
6 SEPTEMBER-- The United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) will not participate in, support, organize,
or in any other way condone or legitimize the elections organized
by Belgrade in Kosovo, the head of the UN Mission said today.
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UN in Kosovo dismisses
director of detention centre following escape of prisoners
5 SEPTEMBER -- The United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) has dismissed the director of the Mitrovica
Detention Centre from where 15 Kosovo Serbs, most of them charged
with war crimes, escaped over the weekend, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard
said today in New York. FULL
STORY >>
Kosovo hosts seminar on
international humanitarian law
5 SEPTEMBER -- A two-day seminar opened in Pristina today to introduce
the Kosovo judiciary to international humanitarian law, the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said
in a press statement. FULL
STORY >>
UN appoints special envoy
for persons deprived of liberty in Kosovo
1 SEPTEMBER -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights, Mary Robinson, has appointed Ambassador Henrik Amneus
of Sweden as her Special Envoy on persons deprived of liberty
in connection with the Kosovo crisis. FULL
STORY >>
Kosovo's Interim Administrative
Council supports "Day Against Violence"
1 SEPTEMBER--The Interim Administrative Council (IAC) today agreed
to support events around Kosovo which are being planned as part
of the "Day Against Violence" proposed by local leaders,
the UN mission in Kosovo said today in a press statement. FULL
STORY >>
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