Kosovo's
status process can be concluded soon, top UN envoy says
30 September – Following direct talks between Belgrade
and Pristina, the Secretary-General's top envoy to Kosovo expressed
optimism that the status process of the Serbian province - which
the world body has run since western forces drove out Yugoslav
troops in 1999 amid ethnic fighting - can be concluded soon.
FULL
STORY>>
Independence
the only realistic option for Kosovo, Albania tells UN Assembly
27 September – The only option for Kosovo that will bring
durable peace and stability to the region is full independence
for the Serbian province, Albania’s Prime Minister told
national leaders gathered at the General Assembly today. FULL
STORY>>
Rejecting
independence for Kosovo, Serbia’s president offers compromise
at UN
27 September – Restating Serbia’s long-standing
rejection of independence for Kosovo, the country’s President
today proposed a compromise for the province that the United
Nations has administered since 1999 based on the “autonomous
development” of the Albanian-majority community. FULL
STORY>>
UN tribunal
upholds judgments in three cases against Kosovo fighters
27 September – The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations
tribunal established to try those responsible for the worst
war crimes committed in the Balkans in the 1990s today upheld
the Trial Chamber’s conviction of one former Kosovo Liberation
Army (KLA) member and acquittal of two others. FULL
STORY>>
UN expert
urges Serbia to do more to support, protect human rights defenders
25 September – Alarmed at the stigmatization and hostility
faced by those working to advance human rights in Serbia, an
independent United Nations expert has called on that country’s
authorities to give political recognition and legitimacy to
human rights defenders and their work. FULL
STORY>>
Secretary-General
anticipates intense period of multilateral diplomacy ahead
18 September 2007 – As leaders from across the world prepare
to gather for the United Nations General Assembly’s annual
debate next week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today predicted
an unprecedented level of diplomatic activity aimed at forging
common strategies in response to shared concerns.FULL
STORY>>
Kosovo:
top UN envoy voices solidarity with anti-crime demonstrators
4 September – The top United Nations envoy to Kosovo today
voiced solidarity with demonstrators in the capital, Pristina,
who marched against crime in response to last week’s murder
of a police officer in the Serbian province administered by
the world body since 1999. FULL
STORY>>
