Japan Donates $7 Million to Kosovo Winterization
UNMIK/PR/61 PRISTINA--The Government of Japan today pledged to give the United Nations Mission in Kosovo a grant of US $ 7 million to assist UNMIK winterization and rehabilitation in Drenica and the neighboring region in…
Kouchner Reassures Bosniak Minority in Peja
UNMIK/PR/62 PRISTINA-The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bernard Kouchner today visited the Bosniak village of Vitomirica near Pec/Peja to re-assure members of the Bosniak community who have suffered from…
Kouchner Signs Petroleum Products Regulation
UNMIK/PR/63 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary General, has signed a regulation on the importation, distribution and sale of petroleum products for and in Kosovo. Any person or company…
Kosovo Transitional Council Condemns Abuse of the Freedom of Speech in Media
UNMIK/PR/64 PRISTINA—Members of the Kosovo Transitional Council denounce the phenomenon of abuse of the freedom of speech in media and public statements through threats and incitement of violence against individuals…
United Nations Secretary-General visits Kosovo
UNMIK/PR/65 PRISTINA—United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrives here on 13 October 1999 for his first visit to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo. Secretary-General Annan will meet with Kosovo political parties…
SRSG Kouchner Condemns Murder of UNMIK Staff Member
UNMIK/PR/66 PRISTINA—The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, expresses his outrage and strong condemnation of the murder of an UNMIK international staff member in…
UNMIK expects quick release of staff detained In Yugoslavia
UNMIK/PR/54 PRISTINA-Three staff members of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo have not been seen or heard from since they were detained Monday in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The UN expects them to be released today…
UNMIK launches blueprint for health service in Kosovo
UNMIK/PR/55 PRISTINA – Dr. Hannu Vuori, UNMIK Head of Health and Social Services, today launched the interim administration’s official strategy for rebuilding an efficient and modern health service for Kosovo. The Interim…
Kouchner attends Klina school re-opening
UNMIK/PR/56 KLINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of Secretary General, today attended the reopening of a high school school refurbished by British and Italian KFOR soldiers. “I am very happy to see you in your new…
057 - Mitrovica Hospital under Blockade
UNMIK/PR/57 MITROVICA— For the past week, continuous incidents culminated in a blockade of the regional hospital, situated in northern Mitrovica, an area where residents are predominantly Serb. After several clashes, Albanian…
Missing UN Staff Members had Strayed into Serbia
PR/No/58 It is believed that the three UNMIK staff members who went missing on 27 September in the area of Mitrovica had inadvertently crossed into Serbia while doing communications work and were detained because they lacked…
UNMIK starts second round of stipend payments
UNMIK/PR/59 PRISTINA- The second round of payments of stipends to civil servants and public sector employees in Kosovo has started on 29 September 1999. The 50,000 recipients of stipend payments from all over Kosovo include…