Europe

Angelina Jolie

Keep options open for displaced Chechens, urges UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

26 August 2003
Oscar®-award winning actress Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has concluded a four-day mission to the Russian Federation by calling for all options to be kept open for refugees who do not yet wish to return to Chechnya.
Terje Roed-Larsen

UN envoy condemns Israel's extra-judicial assassinations

25 August 2003
The senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East, Terje Roed- Larsen, today condemned Israel's extra-judicial assassination on Sunday of four Palestinians, when helicopter gun-ships fired missiles into a car in Gaza City, reportedly killing a Hamas militant and three Islamic University students.

UN refugee agency deplores the treatment of displaced Chechens

18 August 2003
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has protested against the “unacceptable treatment” of displaced Chechens in Ingushetia, Russian Federation, as authorities there recently forced some refugees to relocate and live in decrepit buildings.

Chechen native added to list of those subject to UN sanctions against Al-Qaida

18 August 2003
The United Nations Security Council committee monitoring sanctions imposed against Usama bin Laden and his associates has added a Chechen native to the Al-Qaida section of its consolidated list of persons and entities subject to the measures.
UN Security Council in session

Following shootings, Security Council meets to discuss situation in Kosovo

18 August 2003
In the wake of last week's shooting death of two Kosovo Serb teenagers, and the injuring of four others, the United Nations Security Council today met to consider the situation in Kosovo during which participants condemned the brutal killings and expressed concern at the continued violence.

Secretary-General discuss hotspots and multilateralism with Finland's President

16 August 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the President of Finland have held talks on a number of the world's most troubled regions as well as the need for a concerted international approach to global problems.

Suspected war criminal Mitar Rasevic detained by UN court

16 August 2003
Mitar Rasevic, a suspected war criminal facing charges of murder and torture, has been transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague.

Kosovo: UN official pays tribute to memory of slain Serbian teenagers

16 August 2003
The recent killing of two Kosovo Serb teenagers should serve as the impetus to promote reconciliation in the area, a senior United Nations official said at the funeral.

New head of UN mission vows open cooperation with all communities in Kosovo

14 August 2003
The new head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo today met with leaders of the province and underlined the importance of collaboration to combat inter-ethnic violence, pledging his intention to openly cooperate with all communities.

Security Council strongly condemns shooting of Kosovo Serb teens

14 August 2003
The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the deaths of two teenagers and injury to four others after unknown suspects opened fire on a group of Kosovo Serb youngsters, demanding that no efforts be spared to bring the perpetrators to justice.