Week of 12 September through 18 September
The United Nations in Kosovo to supply heat and electricity through winter.
SEPTEMBER 17 -- The United Nations in Kosovo has finalized arrangements to maintain the supply of heat and electricity to the territory throughout the winter, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said today. FULL STORY >>
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Kouchner discusses UN Kosovo operation with Russian Foreign Minister.
SEPTEMBER 16 -- Dr. Bernard Kouchner, chief of the United Nations in Kosovo, on Wednesday met with Russian Federation Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Moscow to discuss UN efforts to establish a multi-ethnic, democratic system in the territory. FULL STORY >> |
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UN begins recruiting for new Kosovo Corps.
SEPTEMBER 15 -- The United Nations in Kosovo has begun the process of recruiting former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) combatants and others in the territory to join a new civilian emergency and humanitarian force. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo public service television to begin broadcasts.
SEPTEMBER 15 -- The new Kosovo public service television will broadcast from the capital, Pristina, on Sunday, for the first time since the end of NATO bombing in June, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said today. FULL STORY >>
UN appoints judges to Kosovo supreme court.
SEPTEMBER 15 -- Dr. Bernard Kouchner, head of the United Nations Kosovo operation, has appointed five judges to sit on the territory's supreme court, the UN said today. FULL STORY >>
UN refugee agency urges heightened attention to continuing violence against minorities in Kosovo.
SEPTEMBER 14 -- With violent attacks against minorities in Kosovo continuing regularly, the UN refugee agency is urging greater international and local response to those security concerns, an agency spokesman said today. FULL STORY >>
UN police in Kosovo expand policing duties beyond capital.
SEPTEMBER 13 -- The United Nations police in Kosovo today took over responsibility for maintaining law and order in the entire Pristina area, a UN spokeswoman said. UN officers have been policing the city of Pristina for several weeks. FULL STORY >>