UN tribunal opens trial
of Milosevic for war crimes in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
26 September – Prosecutors at the United Nations International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today opened
the trial of Slobodan Milosevic for crimes allegedly committed
in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. FULL
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UN announces start of
DNA-testing of exhumed bodies in Kosovo.
24 September - The United Nations today announced that,
for the first time, exhumed bodies in Kosovo will undergo a large-scale
DNA-led identification process, so that survivors can find out
what happened to their missing family members.
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Kosovo: UN probe finds no mass grave in Orahovac.
19 September- An investigation by the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has determined that allegations of a
mass grave in the southwestern part of the province are “completely
unfounded,” the Mission said today. FULL
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Yugoslavia's humanitarian
situation has stabilized, but aid still needed - UN Report.
13 September - Democratic reform has stabilized the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, but persisting humanitarian challenges must be
met with international aid, according to a report by Secretary-General
Kofi Annan released today at United Nations Headquarters in New
York. FULL
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Around the world, UN staffers
mark 11 September with solemn ceremonies.
11 September – United Nations staff members around the world
today marked the anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks
against the United States with tributes to the memory of those
who perished. FULL
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Message by UNSG,
Kofi Annan on the One-Year Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks
on the United States.
Speech
by SRSG, Michael Steiner at the remembrance Ceremony for the Victims
of September 11, 2001. Photo
Coverage of the event.
UN envoy witnesses key
agreements between Kosovo and Albania.
10 September - The head of the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Michael Steiner, today travelled to
the Albanian border town of Morina to launch a new reciprocal
programme on insurance. FULL
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UN Forum to examine civil
groups' support for societies emerging from conflict.
6 September - President Vojislav Kostunica of Yugoslavia and the
deputy Foreign Minister of East Timor, José Luis Guterres,
are among the featured speakers scheduled to appear at an upcoming
United Nations conference that will explore the role of the international
community in supporting societies emerging from conflict. FULL
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UN focusing on law and
order, elections and returns in Kosovo, Security Council told.
5 September – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) is continuing its efforts to uphold the rule
of law, moving forward with preparations for the upcoming municipal
elections and working on creating conditions conducive for the
return of minority communities, a senior UN official told the
Security Council today.
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