Europe

Annan pays tribute to United Kingdom’s late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

30 March 2002
Reacting with sorrow to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, of the United Kingdom, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has paid tribute to her leadership and extended condolences to the country’s people.

UN study confirms low-level radioactive contamination in Serbia and Montenegro

27 March 2002
Widespread – but low-level – radioactive contamination has been found at five of six sites in Serbia and Montenegro struck by depleted uranium munitions during the 1999 Kosovo conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reported today.

Security Council briefed on gains, challenges of UN efforts in Kosovo

27 March 2002
Meeting to review the latest developments in Kosovo, the United Nations Security Council today heard a report on a number of positive moves in several priority areas, while at the same time was alerted to the need for substantial progress this year to solidify the recent gains.

Security Council’s views sought on cases of wrongful prosecution by UN tribunal

27 March 2002
The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) would have to be changed in order for the court to pay compensation to persons wrongly prosecuted or sentenced, its President said in a document released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
SRSG Steiner briefing the press today in Kosovo

UN reports return of all Kosovo Albanians held in Serbian prisons

26 March 2002
All Kosovo Albanians detained in Serbian prisons have now been returned to Kosovo, the United Nations Interim Administration in the province (UNMIK) announced today.

ILO panel looks at ways to expand benefits of globalization

25 March 2002
Meeting just days after the conclusion of a landmark United Nations conference in Mexico that reached important decisions on fighting poverty, officials from around the world gathered in Geneva today to seek ways of making sure that the benefits of globalization are shared equally in all parts of the planet.

UN mission welcomes move by Council of Europe to admit Bosnia and Herzegovina

21 March 2002
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) today welcomed the decision by the Council of Europe to invite the Balkan country to join as its 44th member.

Cooperation from Belgrade ‘selective and limited,’ UN war crimes prosecutor says

21 March 2002
The Chief Prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said today that prosecution of those charged with war crimes was being thwarted by lack of cooperation from the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Kosovo: UN Mission to set up joint committee with Skopje on border issues

19 March 2002
After travelling to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK), Michael Steiner, announced that a joint committee between Pristina and Skopje would be set up to deal with border issues.

Annan to review progress in talks on Cyprus in mid-April

19 March 2002
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, will review progress in talks on Cyprus during the first week in April, a United Nations spokesperson announced today.