News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/158 PRISTINA-It has been a day of confrontation and violence in Mitrovica, and a sad day in the history of Kosovo. The full story of what happened today, and the sequence in which it happened, is not yet clear. We…

UNMIK/PR/157 PRISTINA - According to the UNMIK regulation on Customs (No.1999/03), passengers in buses and vehicles are allowed to import goods for their own personal use only. Passengers or others importing goods for…

UNMIK/PR/156 PRISTINA--On his second visit to Mitrovica since the disturbances of last week, Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, outlined new measures to increase security in the divided city…

UNMIK/PR/155 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) today that he envisioned the newly expanded body would serve as a sort of control mechanism…

UNMIK/PR/154 PRISTINA – The members of the Interim Administrative Council today had an in-depth discussion on the violence in Mitrovica and agreed to develop a strategy to improve the security situation there. “We came…

UNMIK/PR/153 Pristina – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bernard Kouchner, today visited Mitrovica where he met with UNMIK, KFOR and local leaders to discuss the security situation and seek a solution to…

UNMIK/PR/16 PRISTINA – Reports from Belgrade that a Yugoslav bank has signed an agreement with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo are false. A news wire report on 21 July claimed that the company…

UNMIK/PR/152 PRISTINA--The situation in the town of Mitrovica was calm overnight. Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jock Covey went to Mitrovica Thursday evening with COMKFOR General Klaus…

UNMIK/PR/151 The Interim Administrative Council (IAC) denounces in the strongest possible terms the escalating acts of violence which occurred this week in Kosovo. The attack on a UNHCR-operated bus on 2 February and the…

UNMIK/PR/1148 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw today visited religious sites and homes attacked during the recent rioting in Kosovo and visited a temporary shelter for people displaced by the violence. Mr. Brayshaw…

UNMIK/PR/1147 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today met Bishop Artemije in Gracanica and discussed the situation emerging from last week’s violence and rioting in Kosovo. Earlier in the day, he visited Obilic and saw the…

UNMIK/PR/1146 PRISTINA – Tomorrow marks five years since NATO intervened to stop the killing in Kosovo. We understand the feelings of many that this event should be marked by public commemorations. We agree that all the…