Month of March 2001
In FYR of Macedonia, head of UN Kosovo mission discusses border closures
28 MARCH – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) reported today that the Mission chief, Hans Haekkerup, had paid a visit to the capital of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to discuss border crossing between Kosovo and the Republic. FULL STORY >>
UN official denies press report on postponement of Kosovo-wide elections
27 MARCH – The top United Nations official in Kosovo today denied a report published in the current issue of The Economist that Kosovo-wide elections would be held only in 2002, and not this year as planned. FULL STORY >>
Fighting in FYR of Macedonia displaces more than 30,000: UN refugee agency
26 MARCH – The number of people displaced by the recent fighting in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has risen above 30,200, the UN refugee agency reported today. FULL STORY >>
After meeting top UN official, Kosovo leaders urge extremists in FYR of Macedonia to lay down arms
23 MARCH – The leaders of the three main political parties in Kosovo today called on extremist groups in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to end the fighting, the UN mission in Kosovo reported. FULL STORY >>
Russian Foreign Minister visits UN mission in Kosovo
20 MARCH – Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov visited Pristina today, where he met with United Nations officials and local leaders, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) reported. FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General condemns renewal of violence in FYR of Macedonia
19 MARCH – Against the backdrop of renewed fighting in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the violence, which he said constituted a threat to the territorial integrity of the Republic and the region as a whole. FULL STORY >>
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16 MARCH – The Security Council today called for an end of all acts of violence in Kosovo, "particularly those which are ethnically motivated," and urged Kosovo's political leaders to condemn such actions and increase efforts to create inter-ethnic tolerance. FULL STORY >>
Disturbances erupt in Mitrovica as Annan's new report warns of threat of violence
14 MARCH – Disturbances flared up again today in Kosovo's divided city of Mitrovica just as Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned in his latest report that continuing violence was "the single most important threat" to the goal of bringing peace to the troubled province. FULL STORY >>
New UN study suggests precautionary action at depleted uranium sites in Kosovo
13 MARCH – After analyzing the environmental impact of depleted uranium ammunition used in Kosovo in 1999, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today said the risks associated with the substance were "no cause for alarm," but recommended precautionary measures to guarantee that the areas struck by DU remain risk-free. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo's administrative council calls on FYR of Macedonia to reopen border
13 MARCH – Kosovo's Interim Administrative Council today requested the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia "to re-open the border crossing points to normal traffic immediately." FULL STORY >>
Kosovo: head of UN mission meets Serbs from divided Mitrovica
12 MARCH – Top officials of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) and KFOR, the international security presence there, met today with representatives of the Kosovo Serb community from the divided town of Mitrovica, who were accompanied by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebosja Covic. FULL STORY >>
UN mission "deeply concerned" by closure of Kosovo/FYR of Macedonia border
9 MARCH – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today said it was "deeply concerned" by the decision of the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to stop civilian border crossings with Kosovo in response to the fighting in the area. FULL STORY >>
UN refugee agency reports 250 new arrivals from FYR of Macedonia in Kosovo
7 MARCH – The United Nations refugee agency today reported the arrival in Kosovo of 250 people who said they were fleeing fighting in a mountainous border area in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo: Security Council welcomes improved relations between UN and Yugoslavia
6 MARCH – Following a meeting attended by Yugoslav Prime Minister Zoran Zizic, the Security Council today welcomed the "continued improvement of relations" between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo international security force (KFOR). FULL STORY >>
Security Council members condemn violence on FRY of Macedonia border
2 MARCH – Members of the Security Council today condemned recent violence along the border between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. FULL STORY >>
UNHCR warns against hasty change in south Serbia's ground safety zone
1 MARCH – The United Nations refugee agency today warned against an overly hasty change in southern Serbia's ground safety zone -- a buffer belt which separates Serbia proper from UN-administered Kosovo. FULL STORY >>