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Japan Donates $7 Million to Kosovo Winterization
UNMIK/PR/61 PRISTINA--The Government of Japan today pledged to give the United Nations Mission in Kosovo a grant of US $ 7 million to assist UNMIK winterization and rehabilitation in Drenica and the neighboring region in…
Kouchner attends Klina school re-opening
UNMIK/PR/56 KLINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of Secretary General, today attended the reopening of a high school school refurbished by British and Italian KFOR soldiers. “I am very happy to see you in your new…
057 - Mitrovica Hospital under Blockade
UNMIK/PR/57 MITROVICA— For the past week, continuous incidents culminated in a blockade of the regional hospital, situated in northern Mitrovica, an area where residents are predominantly Serb. After several clashes, Albanian…
Missing UN Staff Members had Strayed into Serbia
PR/No/58 It is believed that the three UNMIK staff members who went missing on 27 September in the area of Mitrovica had inadvertently crossed into Serbia while doing communications work and were detained because they lacked…
Kosovo Transitional Council Condemns Kosovo Polje Attack
UNMIK/PR/53 PRISTINA—In its regular meeting today at UNMIK headquarters, the Kosovo Transitional Council strongly condemned yesterday’s grenade attack on a marketplace in Bresje near Kosovo Polje, in which two people were…
UNMIK expects quick release of staff detained In Yugoslavia
UNMIK/PR/54 PRISTINA-Three staff members of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo have not been seen or heard from since they were detained Monday in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The UN expects them to be released today…
Kouchner Strongly Condemns Kosovo Polje Killings
UNMIK/PR/52 PRISTINA--UNMIK SRSG Bernard Kouchner strongly condemned the grenade attack today in a market place in the predominantly Serb town of Bresje, close to Kosovo Polje. UNMIK police confirmed that two grenades were…
Kosovo Gender Task Force Formed
UNMIK/PR/51 Pristina---The first meeting of the Kosovo Gender Task Force took place yesterday morning, chaired by the United Nations Development Fund for Women. Participants included leading Kosovo activists, lawyers and…
Commission on Missing and Detainees meets
UNMIK/PR/50 PRISTINA--The Commission on Prisoners and Detainees created by UNMIK Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bernard Kouchner met for the first time yesterday at UNMIK headquarters. The membership includes…