Week of 14 May through 20 May

Annan welcomes US decision to keep troops in Kosovo
MAY 19 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed the result of the vote in the United States Senate yesterday, by which it decided to continue its military presence in Kosovo.  FULL STORY >>

Kosovo social assistance programme to get under way
MAY 19 -- A new programme to provide social assistance to the most vulnerable families in Kosovo will be launched in June, the United Nations mission said today.  FULL STORY >>

Murder of UN staff member a dark day for Kosovo, Kofi Annan says
MAY 18 -- The murder of a UN staff member marked a "dark day for Kosovo," United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message of condolence to the victim's family and colleagues.  FULL STORY >>

Kosovo Transitional Council discusses slow voter registration
MAY 17 -- A low turn out in the first month of voter registration in Kosovo has raised concern that the July deadline for universal registration will not be met, Gerard Fischer, deputy to the Head of Civil Administration, told the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) today.  FULL STORY >>

UN staff member murdered in Kosovo
MAY 16 -- An ethnic Serb member of the UN staff in Pristina who disappeared last week has been found murdered, the head of the UN mission in Kosovo, Dr Bernard Kouchner, announced today.  FULL STORY >>

Kosovo genocide trial suspended
MAY 15 -- A genocide trial due to start today at the District Court of Gnjilane in Kosovo has been postponed after the defence lawyers failed to attend, according to a UN spokeswoman in Pristina.  FULL STORY >>