News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/322 PRISTINA— The foundation for Kosovo’s local democracy has been set with the signing into law of the regulation on the Self Government of Municipalities. The regulation covers almost all aspects of municipal government from the composition of the municipal assembly to the work of the…

UNMIK/PR/321 PRISTINA—SRSG Dr. Bernard Kouchner has signed an administrative direction (No. 2000/18) regulating the activities of sports federations, associations and committees in Kosovo for the development of sports. This direction makes it mandatory that 30 per cent of the members of these…

UNMIK/PR/320 Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bernard Kouchner visited the Zvecan lead smelter today, declaring it a "dinosaur …. in desperate shape." After briefing a group of workers on UNMIK's plans to refurbish the plant, Dr. Kouchner took a tour, along with Multinational Brigade…

UNMIK/PR/319 PRISTINA---The Kosovo Transitional Council today received a detailed briefing on the Kosovo Protection Corps, given by the co-heads of the department of Civil Security and Emergency Preparedness, Mr. Bislim Zyrapi and Mr. Roland Nilsson and the KPC Commander, General Agim Ceku. Before…

UNMIK/PR/318 PRISTINA—The Kosovo Transitional Council today unanimously issued the following statement: “The Kosovo Transitional Council is outraged at reports that two Kosovo Albanian prisoners died in prisons in Serbia over the last month. “Adem Cali Sallahu, born 1962, was arrested in Kosovo on 5…

UNMIK/PR/317 The Interim Administrative Council endorsed regulations today amending the Kosovo Consolidated Budget for 2000 and on licensing requirements for the import, manufacture, sale and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The regulations will be signed by SRSG Bernard Kouchner pending…

UNMIK/PR/315 PRISTINA— Public health officers have called for Pristina’s public swimming pool to close. The reason is that levels of bacteria levels at Germia are higher than they should be for a pool. No date has been set for the pool to re-open. Health officers say they just have to wait for the…

UNMIK/PR/313 PRISTINA--UNMIK officials have signed an agreement with a group of major mining companies, ITT Kosovo Consortium Ltd, to begin rehabilitation of the Trepca mining and metallurgical complex in northern Kosovo. The agreement marks the start of the second phase of UNMIK's strategy to…

UNMIK/PR/312 In a move to reverse rising levels of atmospheric lead in northern Mitrovica, UNMIK today assumed responsibility for the Zvecan smelter until air pollution control mechanisms are installed and the affected population tested. UNMIK administrators, supported by UNMIK Police and KFOR, took…

UNMIK/PR/311 PRISTINA-SRSG Bernard Kouchner held a town hall meeting today in Vushtrri/Vucitrn to discuss UNMIK’s achievements and how to proceed with Kosovo’s future development. Dr. Kouchner met the people of Vushtrri accompanied by the Municipal Administrator and local leaders, including members…

UNMIK/PR/309 PRISTINA—The SRSG Dr. Bernard Kouchner today ended his meetings with the non-Albanian and non-Serbian communities, with an assurance that in future these meetings would be held once a month, either in the communities in which they live or in his office. The first meeting was held with…

UNMIK/PR/308 PRISTINA—The Interim Administrative Council (IAC) today endorsed the draft regulation on the Establishment of the Administrative Department of Public Utilities. The Administrative Department of Utilities would handle the overall management oversight and regulation of matters relating to…