Europe

Displaced Chechens in Ingushetia

Move of displaced Chechens in Ingushetia ‘positive’ solution– UN agency

30 September 2003
The last group of Chechens at a refugee camp in Ingushetia has voluntarily moved to another camp in the Russian republic, allowing the closure of Camp Bella and marking a “positive step towards better cooperation” with local authorities, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today.

Bosnian Serb agrees to guilty plea at UN war crimes tribunal

30 September 2003
A Bosnian Serb accused of burning down a Muslim village in 1992 has pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity today at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

Planet could change if greenhouse gases are left unchecked, Annan warns

29 September 2003
If the ever-increasing emission of greenhouse remains unchecked, the planet as we know it today could look very different by the end of this century, with many small islands gone and ecological life-support systems under stress as never before, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned today.
Sculpture of Artur Rubinstein playing piano

Poland donates sculpture of piano virtuoso Artur Rubinstein to UN

26 September 2003
Poland has presented the United Nations with a gift of a sculpture of Artur Rubinstein playing piano, commemorating his presence at the world body's founding in San Francisco almost 60 years ago.

Greece introduces Olympics truce resolution into UN General Assembly

26 September 2003
Greece introduced the traditional Olympics resolution into the United Nations General Assembly today calling for a truce during next year's summer games in Athens, and Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the measure took on added significance with the event returning to its ancient homeland.

New EU reunification rules could keep refugee families apart, UN agency warns

24 September 2003
A new set of European Union (EU) rules on family reunification may discriminate against certain categories of refugees and could keep families unnecessarily apart, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Mr. Ramcharan

UN rights chief urges fight against bias in Eastern Europe

24 September 2003
The Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bertrand Ramcharan, today called on Eastern and Central European countries to combat extreme nationalism, intolerance and hate speech that he said contributed to bloody conflicts in the Balkans and elsewhere.

UN, EU agree on crisis management roles

24 September 2003
The United Nations and the European Union (EU) today signed off on a detailed plan on how to best coordinate their efforts in emergencies and crises.
Displaced Chechens at camp in Sunzhenski district

UN agency concerned by increasing uncertainty for Chechens in Ingushetia

23 September 2003
The United Nations refugee agency today said it was concerned about a succession of events that have increased the uncertainty affecting around 1,000 displaced Chechens living in Ingushetia.

French judge appointed to UN war crimes court for former Yugoslavia

22 September 2003
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a French appellate judge to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), replacing the current President of the court who resigned to take up duties with the world's first permanent war crimes court.