At funeral of slain officer,
UN envoy urges unity
30 November - Paying tribute to a police officer slain in Kosovo,
the senior United Nations envoy there today called on the province's
people to choose peace over violence.
Harri Holkeri told a ceremony that the killing
of Officer Isuf Haklaj on his way to work last week demonstrates
the high stakes involved in trying to bring stability to the strife-torn
region. "As KPS officers are increasing in number and abilities,
as they take over more difficult and important tasks, the KPS
becomes more dangerous to criminals, but its officers are ever
more in the line of fire," he said.
Mr. Holkeri, whose own father was a policeman,
called on the leaders of Kosovo to support its people in their
quest for peace. "Kosovars now have a choice: to decide,
like Officer Haklaj, that there is a right way and a wrong way
to live, and to apply it in all their dealings," he said.
The envoy praised Officer Haklaj for making
the choice for peace. "His sacrifice will not be in vain
if we join him now in making it," Mr. Holkeri stressed.
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UN reports unconfirmed
potential threat against international entities
28 November - The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said
today it had received information that an unconfirmed potential
threat was made against international establishments there.
KFOR, the multinational force in Kosovo, and
the police took precautionary security measures as of yesterday
and these measures will remain in place until the threat is assessed
to have eased, UNMIK said in a statement.
Australian Judge named
to UN War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia
14 November - Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed an Australian
judge to serve on the bench of the United Nations International
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Judge Kevin Horace Parker's stint on the Tribunal
will begin on 4 December, according to a spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Judge Parker replaces another Australian, Judge
David Anthony Hunt, and is scheduled to serve out the remainder
of Judge Hunt's term, which expires on 16 November 2005.
Mr. Annan made the decision after consulting
the Security Council and the General Assembly, the spokesman said.
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