Week of 18 July through 24 July
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In
meeting with head of UN mission in Kosovo, German Chancellor pledges additional
police for UN operation. JULY 23 -- The head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo Bernard Kouchner met in Prizren today with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who pledged an additional 100 police to some 200 his country has already committed to the UN operation. FULL STORY >> |
| Dr. Bernard Kouchner |
Top UN humanitarian official says UN on track in setting up its
operations in Kosovo.
JULY 23 -- Stressing that the United Nations was facing an unprecedented task
of "immense" proportions in Kosovo, a senior UN official said on Friday
that the Organization was doing all it could to move forward quickly with
the deployment of its operations in the province. FULL STORY >>
Head of UN Mission in Kosovo
urges parties to take part in Transitional Council.
JULY 22 -- The head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, on
Thursday urged the party of Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova to take part in the next
meeting of the Kosovo Transitional Council. FULL STORY >>
United Nations outlines plans
to revive independent media in Kosovo.
JULY 22 -- The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has begun
laying plans to revive an independent media in the province. FULL STORY >>
UN budgetary committee
authorizes $200 million for financing of UN mission in Kosovo.
JULY 22 -- A budgetary committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday
authorized Secretary-General Kofi Annan to enter into commitments of up to $200 million
for the financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),
with $125 million of that total to be apportioned among Member States, as an ad hoc
arrangement. FULL
STORY >>
Deployment of UN
civilian police at unprecedented rate, says top UN official.
JULY 21 -- United Nations civilian police are being deployed to Kosovo at an unprecedented
rate for a mission of this type, with the whole 3,110-officer unit to be on the ground by
November or December, according to John Ruggie, Assistant Secretary-General and Special
Adviser to the Secretary-General. FULL STORY >>
Core functions of
UNMIK in place -- Bildt.
JULY 21 -- All core functions of the UN operation in Kosovo were now
in place, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy
for the Balkans, Carl Bildt, said at a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday. FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General calls on the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to help democracy in Kosovo.
JULY20 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan Tuesday called on the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to work closely with the United Nations to help
secure democracy and prosperity in Kosovo. FULL STORY >>
United Nations Controller calls
on General Assembly to provide funds for Kosovo.
JULY20 -- The United Nations Controller, Jean-Pierre Halbwachs, called on the
General Assembly Tuesday to quickly provide funding for the United Nations Interim
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). FULL STORY >>
700,000 Kosovar refugees
successfully repatriated, says UNHCR.
JULY 20 -- With nearly 700,000 Kosovar refugees already repatriated, the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Tuesday reported that fewer than 100,000
refugees in the region still waited to go home. FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General says events
in Kosovo underscore indispensability of United Nations.
JULY 19 -- Events in Kosovo had critically underscored the indispensability of the United
Nations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday. FULL STORY >>
Ethnic tensions continue to be
problem in Kosovo, says UN refugee agency.
JULY 19 -- Ethnic tensions continue to be a problem in Kosovo with members of different
minority groups being attacked on a daily basis, sometimes fatally, the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Monday. FULL STORY >>