Week of 13 June through 19 June
Secretary-General appeals to all Kosovars to show "utmost
restraint and patience".
JUNE 18 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday appealed to all parties and
every citizen in Kosovo to show "utmost restraint and patience" as the
long and hard work of peace-building and construction begins. FULL STORY >>
UN advance team in Kosovo pushes ahead with efforts to restore
basic services.
JUNE 18 -- United Nation efforts to push ahead with the massive task of
restoring normalcy to a shattered Kosovo continued Friday, as Sergio
Vieira de Mello, the UN Secretary-General's Acting Special
Representative, finalized plans for a mine action centre. FULL STORY >>
UN refugee agency receives pledges of cooperation from Kosovo
Liberation Army.
JUNE 18 -- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received
assurances from the Kosovo Liberation Army leadership of full cooperation
with the UN's relief programme in Kosovo, the UN agency said on
Friday. FULL STORY >>
Deputy Secretary-General briefs Security Council on preparations
for UN civilian operation in Kosovo.
JUNE 17-- Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette briefed the Security
Council on Thursday about preparations for the UN's massive civilian
operation in Kosovo. FULL STORY >>
UN forensic experts gain access to reported torture site in
Kosovo's capital.
JUNE 17-- Forensic experts from the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia have gained access to an alleged war crimes site in
Kosovo's capital Pristina, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. FULL STORY >>
Acting head of UN Kosovo mission confers with Patriarch of
Belgrade on Serb exodus from province.
JUNE 17-- The acting head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the
commander of the Kosovo Forces (KFOR) on Thursday discussed the exodus
of Serb civilians with the Patriarch of Belgrade who is visiting
Pristina, said a UN spokesman. FULL STORY >>
Thousands of jubilant Kosovo refugees head home despite UN
warnings about landmines.
JUNE 17-- More than 34,000 jubilant refugees have headed home to Kosovo in the
last three days, ignoring warnings from UN agencies about the danger of
landmines and booby traps, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday. FULL STORY >>
UN mission in Kosovo steps up efforts to restore normalcy to
shattered province.
JUNE 16 -- The acting head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has joined the
commander of the Kosovo Forces (KFOR) in a television appeal to Serbian
civilians not to leave the Yugoslav province. FULL STORY >>
Thousands of Kosovar refugees begin trek home -- UNHCR.
JUNE 16 -- A spontaneous exodus of Kosovars returning home from neighbouring
countries gathered momentum throughout Wednesday, according to the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). FULL STORY >>
UN refugee agency alarmed by Serb exodus from Kosovo.
JUNE 15 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on
Tuesday it is deeply concerned about the exodus of thousands of Serbians
from Kosovo. FULL STORY >>
UN Deputy Secretary-General meets European officials in Geneva
to discuss plans for UN mission in Kosovo.
JUNE 15 -- United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Louis Frechette arrived in
Geneva on Tuesday for a series of meetings with representatives of
European organizations which will work jointly with the UN as part of the
newly-formed UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General outlines structure, role of UN civilian
mission in Kosovo.
JUNE 14 -- Stressing that international activities in Kosovo must be integrated
with a clear chain of command, Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday
issued a preliminary report outlining the structure and role of the new
civilian mission which will administer the province. FULL STORY >>
UN opens headquarters in Kosovo.
JUNE 14 -- The United Nations on Monday reported the establishment of its
"operational presence" in Kosovo over the weekend and said it had begun
setting up the Pristina headquarters for the massive international
civilian operation that will provide a temporary administration for the
province in accordance with last week's decision by the Security
Council. FULL STORY >>
UN agencies begin distributing emergency relief inside Kosovo
as Serbs stream out of province.
JUNE 14 -- United Nations humanitarian agencies are distributing emergency aid
to thousands of people in Kosovo as displaced ethnic Albanians begin to
trickle back to their towns and villages, a UN spokesman said on
Monday. FULL STORY >>