News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/1175 Mr. President, distinguished Members of the Assembly, I feel honoured to address the Parliamentary Assembly today. It gives me a great pleasure to be with you, and to personally express appreciation for the Council of Europe’s strong commitment to Kosovo and consistent support to UNMIK…

UNMIK/PR/1174 PRISTINA – Police have arrested three persons today for suspected involvement in corruption and concluding of harmful contracts on behalf of the Post and Telecommunications Enterprise of Kosovo (PTK). Those arrested are Mr Uno Nilsson former UNMIK employee and former Senior Advisor to…

UNMIK/PR/1173 PRISTINA – Today SRSG Harri Holkeri and PM Bajram Rexhepi officially opened the Liaison Office for Coordination of International Cooperation and Regional Dialogue in the Office of the Prime Minister. The initiative to establish additional Offices within the Office of the Prime Minister…

UNMIK/PR/1172 PRISTINA – Today SRSG Harri Holkeri together with senior officials from UNMIK commemorated the American corrections officers killed at the Mitrovica detention center. Kim Bigley and Lynn Williams died of gunshot wounds received in the incident on 17 April, while officer Gary Weston has…

UNMIK/PR/1171 PRISTINA - On 20 April 2004 SRSG Harri Holkeri promulgated the Regulation on the Juvenile Justice Code of Kosovo. The Code sets forth provisions on criminal law and procedure and the execution of measures and punishments applicable to juveniles. It therefore constitutes an integral…

UNMIK/PR/1170 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today visited injured survivors of yesterday’s fatal shooting incident at the Mitrovica Detention Centre after breaking his home leave to return to Kosovo. Mr Holkeri talked with Ronald Hicks and Elizabeth Mechler, two of the wounded international officers…

UNMIK/PR/1169 PRISTINA - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Harri Holkeri, expressed grave concern on learning of the shooting incident this afternoon at the Mitrovica Detention Centre. The incident occurred between international officers from the Police and Correctional Units…

UNMIK/PR/1168 PRISTINA – This afternoon at the Mitrovica detention center there was a shooting incident involving international police officers. Some international police officers were injured during the incident. Police investigations are underway. It is feared that there may be fatalities. Further…

UNMIK/PR/1167 PRISTINA - Today the 18th Economic and Fiscal Council meeting was chaired by PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw. The meeting discussed issues related to the Kosovo Budget, funding for the Kosovo reconstruction fund and diverse fiscal measures of importance to the economic development in Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/1166 SRSG Harri Holkeri has decided, in accordance with the powers vested in him under Section 24 of UNMIK Regulation No. 2002/12 on the Establishment of the Kosovo Trust Agency, to replace Marie Fucci, the current Managing Director of KTA. The decision has been taken in order to continue…

UNMIK/PR/1165 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today visited Ashkali and Roma communities in Fushe Kosova/Kosovo Polje together with the President of the Municipal Assembly Skender Zogaj. Mr. Holkeri first met with Mr. Zogaj and representatives of the Roma and Askali communities as well as other key…

UNMIK/PR/1164 These are difficult days for Kosovo. Three weeks ago, we experienced events which were terrible and shocking. Because of the violence, today we are not joined by representatives of the Serbian community, when their rightful place should be here, with us, discussing our common future. I…