Europe

Abkhazia, Georgia: Annan sees no progress in ending conflict, urges sides to talk

23 October 2002
The conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, shows no signs of abating, according to a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who urges the two sides to begin negotiations on the future status of the area.

UN tribunal President urges Security Council to force Belgrade to act on wanted suspects

23 October 2002
Calling attention to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s failure to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal, the head of the UN court today asked the Security Council to take “all the measures necessary” to force the country to fully assume its international obligations.
Jacques Paul Klein addresses Security Council

UN’s Bosnia mission ready to hand-off to European Union, Security Council told

23 October 2002
As the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) winds down its operations by the end of the year, arrangements for a seamless transition to the European Union are in place, the head of UNMIBH told the Security Council today.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN mission condemns political interference with police work

22 October 2002
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the top civilian official responsible for implementing the Dayton peace accord today wrote to the country's political parties and Interior Ministries denouncing interference with local police work.

Kosovo: UN envoy outlines concept of decentralization

21 October 2002
The head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Michael Steiner, today invited the leaders of the province's major political parties and coalitions to a meeting next month in which he will present his concept of decentralization.

UN tribunal unseals indictment against 3 former Bosnian Serb military officers

21 October 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today unsealed an indictment against three former members of the Bosnian Serb military, charging them with participating in the mass execution and forcible transfer of thousands of Muslims after the take-over of the Srebrenica enclave in 1995.

Annan stresses full participation by all groups in Kosovo's upcoming elections

18 October 2002
All of Kosovo’s communities must participate in municipal elections later this month in order to mark another milestone in the development of democratic institutions in the province, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today.

UN tribunal issues five-year prison sentence to former Bosnian Serb official

18 October 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has sentenced a former Bosnian Serb official to five years in prison for war crimes committed in Bosanski Samac.

Major-General Patrick Cammaert named new UN Military Advisor

18 October 2002
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the appointment of Major General Patrick Cammaert of the Netherlands as the new Military Advisor in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

UN mission revokes authorization of 11 Bosnian police officers

17 October 2002
Provisional authorization given to 11 police officers has been revoked after they were found to have used sexual services provided by local nightclubs, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) announced today.