Week of 14 November through 20 November
Kosovo has the highest level of maternal and infant mortality in Europe, says UN agency.
NOVEMBER 19 -- Kosovo has the highest level of maternal and infant mortality in Europe, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Nafis Sadik said today in Pristina. FULL STORY >>
Regulation enacted on appointment and removal from office of lay judges in Kosovo.
NOVEMBER 19 -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Bernard Kouchner, has signed a regulation on the appointment and removal from office of lay judges in Kosovo. FULL STORY >>
Registration for non-governmental organizations in Kosovo to begin on 29 November.
NOVEMBER 19 -- The Head of the UN Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr. Bernard Kouchner, has signed a regulation on the registration and operation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Kosovo. The registration will start on 29 November in Pristina. FULL STORY >>
Donors' conference for Kosovo raised more money than expected, says UN official.
18 NOVEMBER -- The Second Donors' Conference for Kosovo in Brussels yesterday raised more money than expected, UN Spokesman Fred Eckhard said today. FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General honour victims of Kosovo plane crash.
17 NOVEMBER -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today the 24 men and women who died in the World Food Programme air crash in Kosovo last Friday gave life to the words "humanitarian imperative". FULL STORY >>
Donors pledge over $1 billion for the first phase of reconstruction in Kosovo.
17 NOVEMBER -- Donors today pledged over $1 billion to kick-start the first phase of the reconstruction of Kosovo, which will cover recovery needs until December 2000, the European Commission and World Bank said in a press release issued in Brussels. FULL STORY >>
UNMIK establishes banking and payments authority for Kosovo.
17 NOVEMBER -- The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has taken steps to establish a sound banking system in the territory with the signing by UNMIK head Dr. Bernard Kouchner of two regulations establishing a banking and payments authority in Kosovo and a regulatory regime for commercial banks. FULL STORY >>
World Bank launches project to help Kosovars rebuild their lives.
17 NOVEMBER -- The World Bank and the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS) yesterday announced the establishment of a new initiative to help the people of Kosovo rebuild their lives by supporting the development of Kosovo's local government and communities. FULL STORY >>
UNMIK introduces new authority to oversee abandoned housing and settle residential property disputes.
17 NOVEMBER -- The Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Dr Bernard Kouchner, has signed a regulation establishing a directorate to oversee abandoned housing and settle residential property disputes. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo Transitional Council told of decreasing violence and crime.
NOVEMBER 16 -- Violence and crime in Kosovo decreased during the past week, security officials told the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC), the highest-level advisory board of Kosovars. FULL STORY >>
Registration of Kosovo population to start before end of year.
NOVEMBER 16 - Registration of the Kosovo population will start before the end of the year, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said today in a statement issued in Pristina. Identity cards will be issued and a voters' list prepared in order to hold elections as soon as possible. FULL STORY >>
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Investigations begin into cause of Kosovo plane crash. 15 NOVEMBER -- Investigations have begun in to the cause of Friday's crash of a UN plane in which 21 passengers and three crewmembers perished. FULL STORY >> |
| Jean Jacques Graisse |
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Provisional registration of vehicles in Kosovo to begin 30 November. 15 NOVEMBER -- The UN Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) will undertake a provisional registration of vehicles in the territory beginning 30 November. FULL STORY >> |
| Mr. Albrecht Conze |