News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/1401 PRISTINA – On behalf of SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen, PDSRSG Larry Rossin today signed five Executive Decisions establishing the territorial delineation of the five Pilot Municipal Units in Junik/Junik, Partesh/Parteš, Hani i Elezit/Ðeneral Jankovič, Graçanicë/Gračanica and Mamushë…

UNMIK/PR/1420 PRISTINA – The Department of Justice is opening two new Court Liaison Offices in the villages of Osojan/Osojane and Novak/Novake. This adds to the seven existing Court Liaison Offices functioning in areas of Kosovo where they are needed to facilitate access to justice for communities…

UNMIK/PR/1471 PRISTINA – On the eve of Christmas, I extend my own and UNMIK’s happy holiday greetings to all the people of Kosovo. As we join family and friends in sharing blessings and joy, this is a time for spiritual reflection on what has been accomplished and on work that lies ahead. There have…

UNMIK/PR/1470 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Larry Rossin today officially opened the Pristina-Skopje passenger railway service, together with Deputy Prime Minister Adem Salihaj and the Macedonian Minister of Transport Xhemali Mehazij, at a ceremony held in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Railway Station. Following an…

UNMIK/PR/1469 PRISTINA - PDSRSG Larry Rossin today promulgated on behalf of the SRSG three Regulations establishing the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Kosovo Judicial Council, as well as setting out the framework and guiding principles of the Kosovo Police Service…

UNMIK/PR/1467 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today addressed the Kosovo Academy of Arts and Sciences. The SRSG underlined the Academy’s important role, at this crucial moment in the history of Kosovo, in building a modern European society which is “democratic, multi-ethnic and tolerant, with…

UNMIK/PR/1466 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today met the President of the War Veterans Organisation, Sherif Krasniqi, as well as its Vice-President, Afrim Kuleta, and the President of the Association of KLA Invalids, Faik Fazliu at UNMIK headquarters. They exchanged views on the status…

UNMIK/PR/1466 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and KFOR Deputy Commander Major-General Xavier Bout de Marnhac [representing COMKFOR Lt-Gen. Giuseppe Valotto] this afternoon co-chaired the quarterly meeting of the Kosovo Protection Corps Development Group (KPCDG) at UNMIK headquarters…

UNMIK/PR/1464 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Larry Rossin today said, “Planning for an orderly transition during 2006 to a new structure for European partnership implementation must be done by all of us as a team in a sensible and measured way that does not absorb massive resources of the Government”. He was…

UNMIK/PR/1462 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this morning met the Team of Unity at UNMIK MHQ. Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci, Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi, President Rugova’s representative Skender Hyseni, PDK leader Hashim Thaci, ORA leader Veton Surroi and Team Co-ordinator Blerim Shala…

UNMIK/PR/1461 PRISTINA - UNMIK’s Victim’s Assistance and Advocacy Unit (VAAU) wrapped up the three-week multi-ethnic ‘Not For Sale’ Anti-Trafficking Campaign with a gala concert for youth in Pristina, organised today to coincide with the International Human Rights Day. A series of special films and…

UNMIK/PR/1460 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today paid a visit to Mitrovicë/Mitrovica region where he met representatives of the Kosovo Serb community. “This area is an important part of Kosovo and UNMIK is ready to work with all those who are willing to work positively for the benefit of…