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Kouchner Takes Up Post as UNMIK Head In Pristina
UNMIK/PR/11 PRISTINA- Bernard Kouchner arrived in Kosovo today to take up the post of Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Kouchner, 59, a former Health Minister of France, heads the UN…
Press Advisory - Special Events (15 July 1999)
UNMIK/PR/10 11:45 A.M. PRESS BRIEFING by the EUROPEAN UNION TASK FORCE KFOR PRESS CENTER. SPOKESMAN: ROY DICKINSON 12:45 A.M. ARRIVAL of MR. IBRAHIM RUGOVA, UNMIK HQ. (Pool arrangements to be made for opening of meeting with…
UNMIK Appeals for an End to Attacks on Minorities
Statement by Sergio Vieira de Mello, UNMIK SRSG a.i. on behalf of the United Nations and all components of UNMIK – the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); the Office of the UN High Commissioner for…
Statement on the right of KFOR to apprehend and detain
UNMIK/PR/7 In accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999, KFOR has the mandate and responsibility to ensure both public safety and order as well as civil law and order until the…
UNMIK Takes First Step in Creating New Judiciary for Kosovo
UNMIK/PR/4 PRISTINA - Today Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, swore in a panel of seven legal experts to advise him on the appointment of new judges for Kosovo. Five members of…
United Nations Opens Headquarters in Kosovo
UNMIK/PR/1 PRISTINA - The United Nations established its operational presence in Kosovo today with the arrival of the interim Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Mr. Vieira de…