Europe

UN war crimes tribunal sentences Bosnian Serb general to life in jail

30 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a former Bosnian Serb general to life in prison after dismissing an appeal against his convictions for his role in the long siege of the city of Sarajevo during the early 1990s.

Kosovo Albanians, Serbia still ‘diametrically opposed’ on province’s future – Annan

30 November 2006
Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian Government and Serbia remain “diametrically opposed” in their views of the future status of the Serbian province, which that the United Nations has run ever since Western forces drove out Yugoslav troops in 1999 amid ethnic fighting, according to Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s latest report on the issue released today.

Hunger strike by accused Serb politician prompts concern from UN war crimes tribunal

30 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today expressed grave concern about the actions of Vojislav Šešelj, the Serbian politician who has refused food as he awaits trial on charges of taking part in an ethnic cleansing campaign during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

Kosovo: pro-independence protesters attack UN headquarters; no injuries

29 November 2006
Some 2,000 members of a pro-independence ethnic Albanian group in Kosovo attacked United Nations personnel yesterday in the Serbian province’s capital, Pristina, pulling down a 4-metre tall concrete barricade outside UN headquarters and hurling concrete blocks and an incendiary device at police officers inside.

UN war crimes tribunal partly overturns convictions against Bosnian Serb politician

28 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has partly upheld the appeal of a Bosnian Serb politician who had been convicted of persecuting non-Serb civilians during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

UN tribunal backs earlier decision to quash most convictions of Bosnian Croat general

24 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has dismissed a prosecution request to review its appeal decision to quash most of the convictions of a former Bosnian Croat general who had been accused of ordering a massacre of Muslim villagers in 1993.

In new UN-sports partnership, UNICEF races with European swimming for clean water

22 November 2006
In yet another partnership between a United Nations agency and a sports organization to raise awareness and funds, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has teamed up with the European Swimming League (Ligue Européene de Natation – LEN) in a race against time to prevent deaths from unclean water.

UNICEF grants award to Moldovan TV programme on sport in child development

22 November 2006
A Moldovan television programme highlighting the importance of sports in children’s development, including teaching them about conflict resolution and equality, has won the 2006 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Award, presented by the United Nations' children’s agency and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Cyprus: UN envoy detonates last mines in campaign to clear capital of war’s heritage

22 November 2006
The top United Nations envoy in Cyprus today helped trigger the last mines of a two-year campaign to clear the area of Nicosia, the capital, of explosives left over from decades of conflict.
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Security Council extends European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 1 year

21 November 2006
The United Nations Security Council today extended for one-year the 7,000-strong European Union Stabilization Force (EUFOR) mandated to ensure continued compliance with the Dayton Peace Agreement that in 1995 ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.