UN and partners agree to focus
on Kosovo's economy, security and Belgrade ties
22 September 2004 – Seeking to
bring stability to Kosovo, officials from Europe, the United
Nations and NATO meeting at the UN have agreed on the need to
focus on the troubled province's economy, security, relations
with Belgrade and Serb participation in the reform process,
Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.FULL
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Sport teaches the lessons of peace
- Nane Annan
17 September 2004 – Sports can
be an important boot camp for teaching children the lessons
of peace, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's wife,
Nane, told a forum today on "Peace through Sports,"
in which student-athletes from three war-torn areas where the
world body has peace missions took part by videoconference.FULL
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UN war crimes tribunal delays Miloševic
trial by nearly a month
15
September 2004 – The United Nations war crimes tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia today adjourned the already long-running
genocide trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic
again, this time for almost a month, to allow his recently appointed
defence lawyers more time to prepare their case.FULL
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Kosovo: new UN-backed rail terminal opened
4 September 2004 – A new rail cargo
terminal of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo
(UNMIK) was inaugurated today in what officials termed a sign
of progress in the province.FULL
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British lawyers formally appointed to defend Miloševic
at UN war crimes tribunal
3 September 2004 – The United Nations
war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today formally
appointed British lawyers Steven Kay and Gillian Higgins as
counsel for former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic,
who is facing trial for genocide and other war crimes.FULL
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UN war crimes tribunal imposes defence lawyers
on Miloševic to reduce delays
2
September 2004 – The United Nations war crimes tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia today imposed defence counsel on Slobodan
Miloševic, the former Yugoslav president facing genocide
charges, to ease his workload and reduce the chance of further
delays to his already long-running trial.FULL
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Miloševic denies deliberately delaying genocide trial at
UN tribunal
1 September 2004 – The former Yugoslav
President Slobodan Miloševic today denied deliberately
altering his medicine intake to delay proceedings during his
trial on charges of genocide and other war crimes at the United
Nations-run International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.FULL
STORY>>
