News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/1676 PRISTINA – In remarks made today in Zagreb at the 10th Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the South-East European Co-operation Process (SEECP), Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker said that the SEECP and the region “have come a…

UNMIK/PR/1675 - UNMIK Countdown #22 PRISTINA – In early 2000, UNMIK helped create the Department of Sports (DoS) in Kosovo. Only one year later, in 2001, a brand new Ministry was established to deal with Culture, Youth, Sports and Non-Resident Affairs (MCYS). One of the immediate objectives of the…

UNMIK/PR/1674 PRISTINA –In a briefing today for the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee in Brussels, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker said that further progress on implementation of Security Council resolution 1244 and the Standards…

UNMIK/PR/1673 - UNMIK Countdown #21 PRISTINA – Training and development of a democratic police service was one the mandates given to OSCE Mission in Kosovo in 1999. With the aim to create a modern police force that would restore confidence in law enforcement and effectively apply community based…

UNMIK/PR/1671 - UNMIK Countdown #20 PRISTINA – The Standards for Kosovo were established in 2002-3 as eight fields or ‘Benchmarks’ seen as priorities for the recently-established Kosovo institutions. The eight fields were functioning democratic institutions, rule of law, freedom of movement…

UNMIK/PR/1670 - UNMIK Countdown #19 PRISTINA - By implementing a Probation Service in Kosovo, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) have proved to be pioneers in the Balkans, providing Kosovo with a modern community-based corrections service which offers “alternative…

UNMIK/PR/1669 - UNMIK Countdown #18 PRISTINA – On 30 March 2007, a ceremony in Mitrovicë/a marked the beginning of the return of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (RAE) community to the Roma Mahala, in what is arguably the most complex returns project and the single largest urban return to Kosovo. The…

UNMIK/PR/1667 PRISTINA – Today the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Joachim Rücker issued the following statement on the occasion of Easter: “I send greetings to all people and families of Kosovo who celebrate Easter, a joyous day for Christians everywhere. Easter reminds us of…

UNMIK/PR/1666 Today at the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) Barracks in Llukar/Lukare, UNMIK’s Office of the KPC Coordinator (OKPCC) and the KPC marked UN International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, organized by OKPCC’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Management Section, with…

UNMIK/PR/1665 - UNMIK Countdown #17 PRISTINA – When UNMIK’s Institution-Building Pillar, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, took up its mandate, the media landscape was not as developed and as pluralistic as it is now. For seven years, efforts of international stakeholders have sought to create and support…

UNMIK/PR/1664 - Correction PRISTINA – UNMIK Customs Service will now be fully managed by local Customs Officials. At a celebration today at the main headquarters of the Service, PDSRSG Steven Schook congratulated the newly appointed Director General, Naim Huruglica, who took office on 1 April. Part…

UNMIK/PR/1661 Mitrovice/Mitrovica – A ceremony today marked the beginning of the return of the Roma community to the Roma Mahala, that was once home to about 8,000 Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians (RAE) prior to June 1999. “Return to the Roma Mahala shows how much the municipality is welcoming all…