UNMIK seeks snow clearance companies
UNMIK/PR/100 PRISTINA - UNMIK is urgently seeking to contract with snow clearance companies with crews capable of removing snow and ice on Kosovo roads in winter. In a press release issued on 23 November, the appeal was…
Press Advisory - Special Events (15 July 1999)
UNMIK/PR/10 11:45 A.M. PRESS BRIEFING by the EUROPEAN UNION TASK FORCE KFOR PRESS CENTER. SPOKESMAN: ROY DICKINSON 12:45 A.M. ARRIVAL of MR. IBRAHIM RUGOVA, UNMIK HQ. (Pool arrangements to be made for opening of meeting with…
Kouchner Takes Up Post as UNMIK Head In Pristina
UNMIK/PR/11 PRISTINA- Bernard Kouchner arrived in Kosovo today to take up the post of Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Kouchner, 59, a former Health Minister of France, heads the UN…
UNMIK convenes first meeting of Kosovo Transitional Council
Recruitment of new Kosovo Police Service launched; Confidence-building measures agreed UNMIK/PR/12 Pristina - The newly-formed Kosovo Transitional Council met for the first time today under United Nations auspices, marking a…
UNMIK sets out plans for revival and development of RTP and independent media in Kosovo
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General UNMIK/PR/13 UNMIK is acutely aware of the growing concern among media professionals and Kosovo’s people about the future of Radio-Television Pristina. We wish…
SRSG Signs Regulations Establishing Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo and the Bank Supervisory and Regulatory Department
UNMIK/PR/90 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General has signed regulations which provide for an efficient payment and a sound banking system to strengthen the economy in Kosovo. The…
Housing and Property Directorate and Claims Commission Established
UNMIK/PR/92 PRISTINA—The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bernard Kouchner, has signed a regulation (number 1999/23) establishing a Housing and Property Directorate and Housing and Property Claims Commission…
UNMIK Holds Memorial Service for Air Crash Victims
UNMIK/PR/93 Pristina-- A memorial service will be held tomorrow in UNMIK headquarters in Pristina and all five regions of Kosovo for the 21 passengers and three crew members who lost their lives in the tragic WFP aircraft…
SRSG Signs Regulation on the Appointment of Lay-Judges
UNMIK/PR/94 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, has signed a regulation on the appointment and removal from office of lay judges in order to establish an independent, impartial…
NGO Registration to Begin in Kosovo 29 November
UNMIK/PR/95 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, has signed a regulation on the registration and operation of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Kosovo. UNMIK’s office of…
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UN World Food Programme plane bound for Pristina disappears
UNMIK/PR/86 PRISTINA – A United Nations World Food Programme plane flying from Rome with 21 passengers and three crew members on board disappeared this morning shortly before it was due to land in Pristina, Kosovo, at 11:30 a…
Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) notes decrease in violence
UNMIK/PR/89 PRSTINA—KFOR and UNMIK Police officials, addressing the regular meeting of the Kosovo Transitional Council, reported a decrease in the levels of violence and crime across Kosovo during the past week. UN Special…