News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/263 PRISTINA---The European Parliamentary delegation today attended an extraordinary session of the Kosovo Transitional Council, where it had a free exchange of views on a wide range of issues with KTC members on the situation in Kosovo and ways to improve it. They told Kosovar leaders that…

UNMIK/PR/262 UNMIK today restored international mail service to and from Kosovo, following authorization from the Universal Postal Union granting the UNMIK postal service permission to exchange mail with all postal administrations. SRSG Bernard Kouchner marked the occasion by sending a letter to…

UNMIK/PR/259 The Interim Administrative Council devoted its entire session today to a lengthy discussion of the murders which took place Sunday night in the village of Cernica. All members agreed to strongly condemn the killings and to issue the following statement, which SRSG Bernard Kouchner read…

UNMIK/PR/257 Last night I was revolted by the news that three Serb males, including a four year old child, Miki Petrovic--as well as Vojin Vasic and Tihomir Simonovic-- were murdered in cold blood during a drive-by shooting in Cernica, a village south of Gnjilane, at around 8:30 p.m. - Two other…

UNMIK/PR/254 On 23 May, Mr. Ramush Haradinaj, chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, was stopped as all other cars at a KFOR checkpoint near Malisevo in a routine operation during which Mr. Haradinaj was regrettably injured. The incident is being followed up to determine that all KFOR…

UNMIK/PR/253 The Interim Administrative Council today discussed the status of the administrative Departments of Sport and Environmental Protection. Regarding the environment, IAC members raised questions on the prevalence and health risks of depleted uranium in ammunition cartridges left in areas of…

UNMIK/PR/252 The Interim Administrative Council, following its meeting today, issued the following statement: Over the past few years, and especially since 1998, large numbers of Kosovars have found refuge in many European countries and elsewhere. On behalf of the people of Kosovo the Interim…

UNMIK/PR/287 PRISTINA---The Interim Administrative Council today continued discussing the draft regulation on Self-Government of Municipalities in Kosovo, especially the issues related to the community offices. In this context, the Joint UNMIK-SNC Understanding also came up for discussion, during…

UNMIK/PR/251 Dr. Bernard Kouchner and the UNMIK Office of Gender Affairs are holding a Meeting on Women in Elections and the Peace Process in Kosovo tomorrow (Saturday 27 May) in the UNMIK Government Building auditorium. The meeting, which is open to the media, will be a forum for representatives of…

UNMIK/PR/250 The co-heads of the Department of Public Services briefed the Kosovo Transitional Council today on the public sector in Kosovo, which employs some 46,700 civil servants and manages public services implemented under the Kosovo Consolidated Budget. The KTC also discussed the security…

UNMIK/PR/249 While several dozen war veterans and invalids demonstrated outside the UNMIK Government building today, SRSG Bernard Kouchner met with their representatives to plan ways to improve their access to medical care and living conditions. Hashim Thaci, member of the Interim Administrative…

UNMIK/PR/248 The Interim Administrative Council today discussed yesterday's sentencing of 143 Kosovo Albanians to prison terms amounting to a total of 1,632 years by the Nis court in Serbia. The IAC members and SRSG Bernard Kouchner agreed to visit Djakova together later today to meet families of…