Week of 19 September through 25 September

UN in Kosovo negotiates to ensure multi-ethnic representation at local level.
SEPTEMBER 24 -- United Nations civil affairs officers throughout Kosovo are carrying out political negotiations, at the local level, to help ensure that different ethnic and political groups are part of municipal governments, a UN spokeswoman in Kosovo said today.    FULL STORY >>

To strengthen judiciary in Kosovo, Symposium to be held on international human rights standards.
SEPTEMBER 23 -- As part of the United Nations effort to bring Kosovo's legal system in-line with internationally accepted standards, a symposium on human rights law and practices is being convened for Kosovar judicial officers, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said today.    FULL STORY >>

UN cooperation with Kosovo Serbs will continue, Kouchner says after Council walkout.
SEPTEMBER 22 -- The withdrawal of Serb leaders from today's Kosovo Transitional Council in protest over the creation of a Kosovo Protection Corps was a temporary setback and efforts would begin to ensure future Serb participation, the head of the UN Kosovo operation said today.    FULL STORY >>

UN and Kosovo human rights experts meet to address issue of detainees in Serbia.
SEPTEMBER 22 -- Amidst reports that up to 5,000 Kosovar Albanians are being held prisoner in Serbia, a United Nations-supervised commission of Kosovar human rights experts and families of detainees today began efforts to identify those being held.    FULL STORY >>

UN signs plans to transform Kosovo Liberation Army into civilian corps.
SEPTEMBER 21 -- The United Nations in Kosovo, the KFOR security force and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) last night finalized and signed plans to transform the KLA from a military force into a civilian emergency service corps.    FULL STORY >>

Secretary-General warns Kosovo gains could easily be reversed.
September 20 -- Cautioning that "Kosovo's future is not yet secured", Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in a report to the Security Council, urged the international community to continue to provide political, financial and economic support for the UN's operation there.    FULL STORY >>