News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNMIK/PR/1721 PRISTINA -- Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker in a closed session yesterday provided the United Nations Security Council with a regular update on progress in Kosovo, highlighting the outcome of recently-held elections, the implementation…

UNMIK/PR/1720 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rucker today addressed the recently inaugurated Assembly of Kosovo in Pristina. Following is the text of his address. Mr. President, Dear Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Members of the Assembly, Ladies…

UNMIK/PR/1719 UNMIK Countdown #33 PRISTINA – The Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo, established in 2000 by UNMIK Regulation No. 2000/38, is an independent institution with a mandate to address issues concerning alleged human rights violations or abuses of authority committed by the Provisional…

SRSG Lamberto Zannier responds to the release of a briefing paper titled: “UNMIK Administration for Mitrovica” by the Office for the Coordination of the Implementation for the Strategy for the North of Kosovo. As is widely known, UAM was established in 2002 as an interim solution until such time as…

SRSG was today in Belgrade for a periodic round of consultations with the Serbian Government where he underscored the need for a direct dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Lamberto Zannier was today in Belgrade for a periodic round of…

UNMIK/PR/1756 PRISTINA – On this eve of the celebration of Christmas among many Christians, I would like to wish all of the people of Kosovo peace, hope and joy. Christmas is a time for spiritual reflection and sharing our blessings with our friends and family. It is also a time to remember in both…

UNMIK/PR/1755 PRISTINA 12 November 2010 – UNMIK responds to the release of an interview by Voice of America ( Serbian Service) , titled “Zannier: Kosovo’s north biggest challenge”. UNMIK would like to mention that the recent quotes in the Media -namely in VOA, and repeated in the Local Press today-…

UNMIK/PR/1754 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Lamberto Zannier issued the following statement on the occasion of Kurban Bajram: “On behalf of everyone at UNMIK, I would like to congratulate all of Kosovo’s Muslims on the occasion of Kurban Bajram. Kurban…

UNMIK/PR/1753 Reacting to a statement by the Journalists' Association of Kosovo, SRSG Zannier denied having threatened Koha Ditore Editor-in-Chief Agron Bajrami over the telephone. "As I told the Editor-in-Chief of Koha Ditore, I consider publishing lists of names and nationalities of staff of…

UNMIK/PR/1752 PRISTINA – The Officer in Charge of UNMIK Mr. Robert E. Sorenson issued the following statement on the occasion of Bajram: “On behalf of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zannier and UNMIK, I would like to wish all Muslims in Kosovo a joyous and festive Bajram…

UNMIK/PR/1751 PRISTINA – In the context of the “Public Notice” advertisement taken out by Telekom Srbija a.d. in an eminent international financial newspaper on 26 August 2010, UNMIK sees the need to publicly clarify the following: The “Post and Telecommunications Enterprise in the territory of…

UNMIK/PR/1750 PRISTINA – The Officer in Charge of UNMIK, Chief of Staff Robert E. Sorenson, conveys the following message today to the people of Kosovo on the occasion of the upcoming holiday of Ramazan Bajram. “On behalf of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier and…