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Top UN official in Kosovo condemns attempt on police commander's life
28 September – The top United Nations official in Kosovo this evening condemned the attempted assassination of the police commander for the Gjilan/Gnjilane region of the province, according to a statement released by the UN mission there. FULL STORY>>

World must fight intolerance against Muslims, Singapore tells UN Assembly
22 September – The United Nations must translate its pledges to promote tolerance into concrete and specific actions that will combat anti-Muslim bias, the Foreign Minister of Singapore told the General Assembly today.
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UN Tribunal for former Yugoslavia calls on Serbia to give up Mladic

14 September 2005 – The Chief Prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has called on Serbia to arrest and turn over one of the major figures indicted for genocide by early next month and has noted that two of the three lesser accused who had been hiding in Russia would be transferred soon.FULL STORY>>

Kosovo: with president ill, UN calls for progress towards multi-ethnic society
6 September – The United Nations administrator for Kosovo has called on all citizens of the ethnically divided province to continue their efforts towards building a peaceful, stable, and multi-ethnic society following the announcement that President Ibrahim Rugova has lung cancer.FULL STORY>>

Kosovo: UN envoy sees much progress since March 2004 riots
1 September – The situation in United Nations-administered Kosovo has greatly improved since the riots of March 2004, but there are new threats from organized crime and corruption and the next few months may be difficult as the ethnically divided province moves towards a decision on its final status, the top UN envoy said today.FULL STORY>>

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