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Kosova Police Service
UNMIK/PR/14 PRISTINA – The United Nations International Police are recruiting candidates for the new Kosovo Police Service. The police service will work initially under the guidance of the UNMIK International Police and will be trained in the highest standards of police work to provide safety and…
UNMIK convenes first meeting of Kosovo Transitional Council
Recruitment of new Kosovo Police Service launched; Confidence-building measures agreed UNMIK/PR/12 Pristina - The newly-formed Kosovo Transitional Council met for the first time today under United Nations auspices, marking a critical first step towards development of self-government in Kosovo. The…
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 SRSG a.i. Sergio Vieira de Mello) 14:30 P.M. ARRIVAL of SRSG BERNARD…
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 Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), mandated with preparing Kosovo…
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 Refugees (UNHCR); and the European Union (EU). UNMIK/PR/9 Pristina - My…
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 United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) itself can…
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 the panel were selected from a list of jurists compiled by the OSCE and the…