Month of July 2001
Ethnic Albanians returning from Kosovo to FYR of Macedonia: UNHCR
31 JULY – The number of ethnic Albanians returning from Kosovo to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has risen sharply over the past few days as more and more people decide to return to the now open Aracinovo village outside of Skopje, the United Nations refugee agency said today. FULL STORY >>
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| UN Security Council in session. |
26 July – Briefing the Security Council today on efforts to engage Kosovo Serbs in the forthcoming province-wide elections, a senior United Nations official welcomed the decision by four Kosovo Serb parties to submit certification applications for the ballot. FULL STORY >>
UN mission in Kosovo signs agreement on DNA testing for missing persons
25 JULY – The top United Nations official in Kosovo today signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Committee for the Missing Persons (ICMP) which will pave the way for DNA testing to match relatives of the missing with unidentified remains. FULL STORY >>
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| Hans Haekkerup with US President George Bush. |
24 JULY – Visiting Kosovo today, United States President George W. Bush endorsed the efforts of the United Nations mission in the province to prepare Kosovars for taking on greater responsibility in "running their own affairs." FULL STORY >>
No new mass graves found in Kosovo, UN mission says
20 JULY – Reacting to reports in the Belgrade media, the United Nations mission in Kosovo said today that there were no new mass graves in Suva Reka or anywhere else in the province. FULL STORY >>
UN official in Kosovo urges approval of draft on inter-ethnic property sales
17 JULY – A top United Nations official in Kosovo today stressed the need to adopt a draft regulation seeking to limit the flow of minorities from mixed neighbourhoods as well as the forced sale of minority properties. FULL STORY >>
FYR of Macedonia: refugee flows reflect peace uncertainties, UNHCR says
17 JULY – Reflecting continuing uncertainty over peace prospects, some 300 people have returned to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from Kosovo while close to 200 left the country for the province, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. FULL STORY >>
UN mission in Kosovo helps Serbian convoy to deliver aid
16 JULY – Despite a lack of timely notification, the United Nations mission in Kosovo and the Kosovo international force have helped a large Serbian convoy to deliver humanitarian aid to various Serbian enclaves, a UN official in Pristina reported today. FULL STORY >>
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3 JULY – Thanks to relative calm along the border between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo, fewer people are fleeing their native lands and some are returning home, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today. FULL STORY >>