News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/1631 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker visited Obiliq/Obilić municipality and praised efforts by the local authorities to improve relations between all communities. After meeting Municipal Assembly President Ismet Hashani and other…

UNMIK/PR/1630 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker met Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema today in Rome. The SRSG acknowledged the key role of Italy in Southeast Europe and in crucial fora including the Contact Group, the European Union…

UNMIK/PR/1629 - UNMIK Countdown #8 PRISTINA – The Kosovo Police Service (KPS) has become a highly respected Kosovo institution that enjoys the trust of its citizens and is one of the most effective police organizations in the region. When KPS was first established in 1999, it initially had 350…

UNMIK/PR/1627 - UNMIK Countdown #7 PRISTINA – UNMIK Civil Administration has successfully tackled an enormous range of challenges since the start of the mission in 1999, ranging from getting basic services up and running in the immediate post-conflict vacuum, to setting up the ministries of Kosovo’s…

UNMIK/PR/1627 PRISTINA – Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (PDSRSG) Steven Schook’s greeting on the occasion of Orthodox Christmas: On behalf of SRSG Joachim Rücker and all of us in UNMIK, I wish a joyous holiday to everyone in Kosovo celebrating Orthodox…

UNMIK/PR/1626 PRISTINA – UNMIK would like to correct issues regarding property ownership in Kosovo that were grossly misrepresented in a Belgrade newspaper report today. The article is factually incorrect and misrepresents the activities of UNMIK and Kosovo institutions to ensure property rights of…

UNMIK/PR/1745 PRISTINA – The Officer in Charge of UNMIK, Mr. Ernst Tschoepke, said today: “ As 2009 comes to a close, we look back at a decade that has brought considerable development to Kosovo. While UNMIK’s role in Kosovo has evolved significantly, the United Nations’s commitment to supporting…

UNMIK/PR/1740 PRISTINA – In the latest step to normalize rule of law in the north of Kosovo, UNMIK today reopened the courthouse in north Mitrovica. From today, the courthouse will be staffed by UNMIK international personnel, including two judges, two prosecutors, legal officers and administrative…

UNMIK/PR/1739 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Lamberto Zannier issued the following message on the occasion of Fitr Bajram "On behalf of the staff of UNMIK, I would like to congratulate Muslims in Kosovo on the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan…

UNMIK/PR/1738 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), Lamberto Zannier, today held a townhall meeting with UNMIK’s staff on the reconfiguration process, and explain how it will affect the Mission and its work. “After nine years, the situation in Kosovo has changed and…

UNMIK/PR/1737 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), Lamberto Zannier, and Paul Acda, the head of UNMIK’s Pillar IV, today visited the compound of the former Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA), now the Privatisation Agency of Kosovo (PAK). “So far it seems that there is no…

UNMIK/PR/1736 PRISTINA – The newly arrived Acting Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (PDSRSG), Nicholas Haysom, met today with President of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu and Deputy Prime Minster Hajredin Kuçi. “I had very constructive meetings with the Kosovo leadership. We…