News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/191 PRISTINA—The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and Post & Telecommunications of Kosovo will issue tomorrow a set of five UNMIK postage stamps designed around the theme "Peace in Kosovo". The release of the stamps and first day cover will be marked by a ceremony on…

UNMIK/PR/190 PRISTINA--A major step in the reconstruction of Kosovo is being taken with the launch of civil registration by the UN Civil Administration and the OSCE, UNMIK's "pillars" II and III. A civil registry is essential in providing public services to all residents and in building an accurate…

UNMIK/PR/189 PRISTINA-On Sunday evening, 12 March, the Kosovo Electric Company will shut down Unit 1 of the Kosovo B power plant for repairs. This unit had been the major producer of electrical power in Kosovo over the past several months, generating up to 250 megawatts. Kosovo B's second unit was…

UNMIK/PR/188 The IAC condemns in the strongest possible terms the violent incidents that occurred in Mitrovica on 7 March, which resulted in several wounded among Serb and Albanian communities and KFOR troops. We are alarmed about attacks on peacekeepers by people they have been sent to protect. We…

UNMIK/PR/187 The Administrative Department for Sport (ADS) seeks applicants for professional posts and support staff. The Department of Sport, to be established in Pristina, promotes the development of sports in Kosovo. Applicants for managerial or supervisory and operational posts should ideally…

UNMIK/PR/186 PRISTINA - After discussing recent events in Mitrovica, the Kosovo Transitional Council today issued a statement condemning the new outbreak of violence in Mitrovica and calling for dialogue as the only way to achieve lasting peace in Kosovo. Following the full text of the statement…

UNMIK/PR/184 In its first mission assigned with forming a shared administration, the United Nations has a unique opportunity in Kosovo to promote the participation of women in governance. UNMIK's Office of Gender Affairs, working closely with the Democratization unit of the OSCE, and with UNIFEM…

UNMIK/PR/183 Yesterday in Skopje, Mr. Joly Dixon, UNMIK's Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Mr. Kadievski, the Minister of Urban Planning and Construction of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, signed an Agreement on a joint programme of enhanced cross-border…

UNMIK/PR/182 At today's meeting of the Interim Administrative Council, regulations on a Central Election Commission and Political Party Registration were endorsed. The regulations will be signed once screened by UN legal officers in New York. The IAC also discussed the security situation in…

UNMIK/PR/181 PRISTINA - UNMIK will establish a waiting area for freight trucks from Kosovo on their way to the Blace border crossing with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. By keeping a large number of trucks off the main road, traffic as well as safety in the area of the Blace border…

UNMIK/PR/180 NEW YORK--Briefing a private meeting of the Security Council yesterday, the head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr. Bernard Kouchner, said the UN work in Kosovo lacked clear political objectives and sufficient resources. "At the present time, the Serbs from Kosovo need…

UNMIK/PR/179 UNMIK and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in collaboration with the UNMIK Office of Gender Affairs and with the Kosovo and international community will commemorate International Women's Day in Kosovo on Wednesday 8 March with activities related to this year's…