Month of April 2001
Security Council members condemn ambush in FRY of Macedonia
30 APRIL – Members of the Security Council today condemned the recent "cowardly and brutal" attack which took the lives of several soldiers from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. FULL STORY >>
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25 APRIL – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today signed a letter to the Belgrade authorities, inquiring whether they had served former President Slobodan Milosevic with the arrest warrant and indictment against him. FULL STORY >>
UN official welcomes Kosovar Albanians freed from Serbian jails
25 APRIL – After nearly two years serving time in Serbian jails, over 100 Kosovar Albanians arrived in Kosovo today, where they were welcomed by the top United Nations official in the area, who called for the return of all others still in detention. FULL STORY >>
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| Mr. Haekkerup |
24 APRIL – The top United Nations official in Kosovo today expressed shock at learning of the murder of Ismet Raci, President of the Klina Municipality and a member of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). FULL STORY >>
Kosovars urged to cooperate with UN in stemming violence
23 APRIL – The new commander of the international security force in Kosovo (KFOR) today urged Kosovars to help KFOR and the United Nations isolate extremists pursuing political ends through violence. FULL STORY >>
UN mission in Kosovo disappointed by media attacks on legal framework panel
20 APRIL – The United Nations mission in Kosovo today expressed disappointment at attacks in the press on members of the committee defining structures of provisional self-government. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo: Security Council members condemn bomb attack in Pristina
19 APRIL – Security Council members today condemned the "cowardly terrorist attack" carried out in Pristina yesterday, and insisted that the perpetrators be "brought quickly to justice." FULL STORY >>
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| A KFOR ambulance evacuates a victim. |
18 APRIL – A car bomb explosion in the centre of Pristina today killed one person and injured four others, the United Nations mission in Kosovo reported. FULL STORY >>
Referendum lacks international support, says top UN official in Kosovo
18 APRIL – The head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo, Hans Haekkerup, today told the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) that the idea of referendum did not have the support of the international community and went beyond the provisional period of self-government. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo: Serbs stage protests at UN tax collection centres
17 APRIL – Responding to a series of demonstrations held by Kosovo Serbs to protest the setting up of tax collection centres in northern Kosovo, the United Nations mission in the province said today that the establishment of these points was "nothing new" and that all Kosovars would gain from the collected revenues. FULL STORY >>
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| Amb. Greenstock (UK), SC President. |
12 APRIL – Members of the Security Council today deplored the recent killing of a Russian soldier serving in Kosovo and called for action to bring those responsible to justice. FULL STORY >>
UN tribunal reiterates call for immediate transfer of Milosevic to The Hague
11 APRIL – The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today repeated its call for the immediate transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the court's facilities at The Hague. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo: Serb representative rejoins panel drafting legal framework for self-government
11 APRIL – A Kosovo Serb representative has rejoined the committee finalizing the legal framework for the province's provisional self-government, the United Nations mission in Kosovo reported today. FULL STORY >>
No apparent hostile action in crash of British KFOR helicopter, UN says
10 APRIL – A helicopter crash in Kosovo which took the lives of two British officers does not appear to have been caused by any deliberate aggression, a United Nations spokesman announced today. FULL STORY >>
FYR of Macedonia: President calls for greater control of border with Kosovo
10 APRIL – The President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia this morning urged the international security force in Kosovo (KFOR) and the United Nations mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to exercise more control over the northern border area to prevent trespassing into his country's territory. FULL STORY >>
UN Kosovo mission making progress on key priorities, Security Council told
9 APRIL – The United Nations Mission in Kosovo has continued to move forward with its key priorities, despite the adverse effects of conflicts in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and in southern Serbia, a top UN official told the Security Council this morning. FULL STORY >>
Aid worker in Kosovo killed in cluster bomb incident, UN mine centre reports
9 APRIL – One aide worker was killed, another injured, in an incident involving a cluster bomb unit in Kosovo, the UN Mine Action Coordination Center in the province has reported. FULL STORY >>
Talks between UN's top Kosovo official and Belgrade lauded by European Union
6 APRIL – The European Union (EU) today welcomed recent talks between the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, calling their discussions "an important step forward in the development of a constructive relationship" between UNMIK and Belgrade. FULL STORY >>
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6 APRIL – The Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has received official assurances from Yugoslav authorities that the court's arrest warrant against Slobodan Milosevic will be served on the accused. FULL STORY >>
Top UN official in Kosovo and Yugoslav President agree on further cooperation
5 APRIL – Meeting in Belgrade today, the top United Nations official in Kosovo and Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica agreed to continue their cooperation on a wide range of issues. FULL STORY >>
UN tribunal official hands over Milosevic indictment to Belgrade authorities
5 APRIL – An official of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today presented the Belgrade authorities with a copy of its indictment against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo: after talks with UN officials, NATO delegation warns against extremist violence
4 APRIL – Following a briefing by the head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo, NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson and members of the North Atlantic Council today delivered a stern warning against any further activities by Albanian extremists in Kosovo, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia's Presevo Valley. FULL STORY >>
UN tribunal official heads to Belgrade to deliver Milosevic arrest warrant
4 APRIL – An official of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia travelled to Belgrade today to hand over the court's arrest warrant for Slobodan Milosevic and to meet with the country's authorities. FULL STORY >>
FYR of Macedonia re-opens border with Kosovo, UN reports
3 APRIL – The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia today re-opened its border with Kosovo, ensuring the delivery of essential goods and medicines, according to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). FULL STORY >>
Annan welcomes Milosevic arrest, urges Belgrade to cooperate with UN tribunal
2 APRIL – Welcoming the arrest of indicted war criminal Slobodan Milosevic, Secretary-General Kofi Annan and top officials at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have urged Belgrade to cooperate with the tribunal on Mr. Milosevic's transfer to the court's seat at The Hague. FULL STORY >>