Week of 8 August through 14 August
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UN mission in Kosovo issues regulation to deter violence and ensure public security. AUGUST 13 -- In the wake of recent tensions in Mitrovica and in a bid to deter future unrest, the United Nations mission in Kosovo has issued the second regulation of its administration, the UN mission announced on Friday. FULL STORY >> |
| Dr. Kouchner acts to deter violence |
Two months after its return to Kosovo, UNHCR says 750,000 refugees have been brought home safely.
AUGUST 13 -- Two months since re-entering Kosovo, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has overseen the safe return of nearly three-quarters of a million refugees, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Friday. FULL STORY >>
Reconciliation and justice must pave way to multiethnic Kosovo,
Secretary-General says.
AUGUST 12 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday that all citizens of
Kosovo, whether Serbian or Albanian, must be encouraged to live together
and not to seek revenge. FULL STORY >>
Greater responsibilities demand higher standards for UN civilian
police in Kosovo -- UN spokesman.
AUGUST 12 -- The tough challenges facing United Nations civilian police in Kosovo
place strict demands on the qualifications of candidates who must meet
very high professional standards, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. FULL STORY >>
UN mission in Kosovo beefs up its police presence in provincial capital.
AUGUST 11 -- The United Nations mission in Kosovo on Wednesday took another step towards enhancing its law enforcement presence in the province with over 60 international police -- or double yesterday's number -- expected to patrol today the provincial capital of Pristina. FULL STORY >>
UN refugee agency reports increasing violence against Kosovo Serbs in Pristina.
AUGUST 11 -- With attacks against Serbs in Kosovo's capital on the rise, the situation for some 2,000 Serb Kosovars remaining in Pristina has noticeably worsened over the last few weeks, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Wednesday. FULL STORY >>
Problems mount for displaced non-Albanian Kosovars, UN refugee agency warns.
AUGUST 10 -- More than three-quarters of a million Kosovar refugees, almost all ethnic Albanians, have now returned to their homes in Kosovo just as non-Albanians have been leaving the province in large numbers, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. FULL STORY >>
UN mission in Kosovo reports progress towards reaching its main
objectives.
AUGUST 9 -- Exactly eight weeks after the international community arrived in
Kosovo to help rebuild the war-torn province, leaders of the main
components of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
(UNMIK) said on Monday that despite formidable challenges, the UN mission
was on track towards fulfilling its key tasks. FULL STORY >>
To help rebuild civil structures in Kosovo, UN mission begins paying local civil servants.
AUGUST 9 -- In a continuing effort to rebuild civil structures in Kosovo, the United Nations has begun making ad hoc payments to Kosovar civil servants, a UN spokesman said Monday. FULL STORY >>