Week of 26 September through 2 October
UNMIK staff held by Serbian authorities released.
OCTOBER 1 -- Three United Nations staff held by Serbian authorities since Monday have been released, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has reported. FULL STORY >>
UN launches plan to strengthen health system in Kosovo.
OCTOBER 1 -- The United Nations today presented goals and guidelines aimed at rebuilding an efficient and modern health service for Kosovo using international humanitarian aid. FULL STORY >>
UNMIK "Blue Sky" radio begins broadcasts.
OCTOBER 1 -- The United Nations "Blue Sky" public radio went on the air in Kosovo today, with a 24-hour mix of news, music and features. FULL STORY >>
UN tells donors of plans for economic renewal in Kosovo.
SEPTEMBER 30 -- Privatization of some publicly owned industries in Kosovo will help spur economic revival in the territory, the United Nations told major international donors gathered in Washington this week. FULL STORY >>
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UN Tribunal to vigorously prosecute Kosovo war crimes.
SEPTEMBER 29 -- The new Prosecutor of the United Nations Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said today she will vigorously prosecute those responsible for war crimes committed in Kosovo during recent armed conflict. FULL STORY >> |
| Kofi Annan & Ms. Del Ponte |
UN in Kosovo demands release of staff being held by Belgrade authorities.
SEPTEMBER 29 -- The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is demanding the release of three UNMIK staff currently being held by the Belgrade authorities in the central Serbian town of Krajlevo, a UN spokesman said today. FULL STORY >>
Kosovo Transitional Council condemns grenade attack killing two Serbs.
SEPTEMBER 29 -- The Kosovo Transitional Council today strongly condemned yesterday's grenade attack on a marketplace in Bresje, near Kosovo Polje, which killed two Serbs and injured more than 40 others. FULL STORY >>
Head of UN humanitarian effort in Kosovo urges international support through winter.
SEPTEMBER 29 -- International support for Kosovo must be sustained to prevent a worsening of the economic, humanitarian and security situation during the coming winter, the leader of the United Nations humanitarian effort in Kosovo said today. FULL STORY >>
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UN Head in Kosovo strongly condemns grenade attack in marketplace near Pristina.
SEPTEMBER 28 -- The UN Head in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, strongly condemned the "outrageous act" in which two grenades were thrown into a marketplace today in the predominantly Serb town of Bresje, close to Kosovo Polje and Pristina. Two people were killed and more than 35 others injured. FULL STORY >> |
| Dr. Bernard Kouchner |