Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/725 UNMIK has deposited euro 500,000 allocated from contingency funds into a new bank account to manage the Earthquake Emergency Fund (EEF), established by SRSG Michael Steiner this week. UNMIK’s emergency program is…

UNMIK/PR/724 SRSG Michael Steiner today visited central Gnjilan/Gnjilane and nearby villages affected by the 24 April earthquake in which one man was killed and dozens injured. “Earthquakes do not respect ethnic divisions…

UNMIK/PR/723 PRISTINA--Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Andy Bearpark, who heads Pillar IV, Reconstruction and Economic Development, gave the following statement at a press briefing at 10:30 a.m. today…

UNMIK/PR/720 PRISTINA - The International Prosecutor for Prizren has filed an indictment charging Martin Almer, Feriz Thaqi and Isa Ulluri with grave bodily injury, light bodily injury, extraction of a statement under duress…

UNMIK/PR/719 Mr. President, Members of the Council, I am pleased to tell you that the UN operation in Kosovo under Resolution 1244 has entered a new phase, allowing us to make new proposals for the way ahead. In the period…

UNMIK/PR/718 SRSG Michael Steiner delivered the following address today at the University of Pristina titled “A New Generation, A New Economy,” on UNMIK’s plans for privatization and revitalizing the Kosovo economy. “Good…

UNMIK/PR716 Pristina – Six Ashkali families will return to their homes in Vushtrii/Vucitrn today. Their return to Kosovo, which was planned over the last year, has been positively supported by Vushtrii municipal authorities…

UNMIK/PR/715 Pristina – SRSG Michael Steiner today sent a letter to Bishop Artemije on issues of importance to the future of Kosovo: peace and stability, rule of law, returns, the recent violence in North Mitrovica. SRSG…

UNMIK/PR/713 SRSG Michael Steiner and authorities of the FRY and Serbia yesterday signed an Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners. The agreement brings Yugoslavia and Kosovo into conformity with the European…

UNMIK/PR/712 Pristina – SRSG Michael Steiner spent the Easter weekend visiting Kosovo’s various regions in an effort to become better acquainted with the people, culture and issues affecting the lives of Kosovars. On Saturday…