Haekkerup resigns as head of UN mission
in Kosovo; Annan regrets move
28 December – Citing personal reasons,
the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK), Hans Haekkerup, today announced his resignation,
drawing an expression of regrets from Secretary-General Kofi Annan,
who praised the envoy for his contribution to UN efforts in the
province. FULL
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With UN support, Kosovo gains wide Internet
access
26 December – The United Nations Interim
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today announced a new
initiative which will provide Internet access to all business
and residential customers in the province. FULL
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Kosovo Supreme Court releases three bus
bomb suspects held on UN mission's orders
19 December – A panel of international
judges in the Kosovo Supreme Court has ordered the release of
three ethnic Albanians suspected of an attack on a public bus
that left 11 dead, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) said today. FULL
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UN set to transfer demining activities
to Kosovo authorities
14 December - After determining that all
known minefields and cluster bomb strike sites in Kosovo have
been cleared to internationally acceptable standards, the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in the province today said
it was set to transfer the long-term responsibility for demining
activities to local authorities. FULL
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Kosovo Assembly fails to elect President
13 December - The newly seated Kosovo Assembly
failed to elect a President for the province when the sole candidate
being voted on did not receive the required approval of two-thirds
of the 120-member council, the United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) reported today. FULL
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Kosovo Assembly inauguration a 'milestone'
on road to democracy, Annan says
10 December – As the Assembly of Kosovo
opened today marking the start of the transfer of power from the
United Nations to the provisional institutions of self-government,
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the event as a "milestone
on the road to democracy." FULL
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Letter that sickened 5 at UN mission in
Kosovo did not contain anthrax - UN spokesman
6 December – A suspicious letter mailed
to the United Nations mission in Kosovo has sickened at least
five people but local security officials and doctors believe the
toxic white powder it contained was not anthrax and its effects
were not life-threatening, a UN spokesman said today. FULL
STORY >>
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