Kosovo

Prime Minister Sali Berisha of Albania

At UN, Albania criticizes Serbia over actions in northern Kosovo

27 September 2011
Albania has told the United Nations that it would like to develop and consolidate its relations with Serbia, but it also criticized Belgrade for maintaining control of three ethnic Serbian areas in northern Kosovo.
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet.
UN Photo/Ryan Brown

UN urges Kosovo and Serbia to show restraint and avoid unilateral actions

15 September 2011
A senior United Nations peacekeeping official today urged both Kosovo and Serbia to demonstrate their full commitment to dialogue, reconciliation and peace, and refrain from unilateral action or the use of force in their latest dispute over the control of two border crossings.
The Secretary-General’s acting Special Representative for Kosovo, Farid Zarif, addresses the Security Council

Recent troubles in Kosovo a ‘wake-up call’ to resolve underlying issues – UN envoy

30 August 2011
The recent troubles in northern Kosovo highlight the need for all sides to refrain from unilateral action that could escalate tensions and to resolve underlying issues through dialogue, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
Shefqet Kabashi, a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA)

Key Kosovo witness at UN war crimes trial pleads guilty to contempt of court

26 August 2011
A key witness today pleaded guilty to contempt of court for refusing to testify in the trial at a United Nations war crimes tribunal of former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj on charges of crimes against humanity.
Shefqet Kabashi

Key witness in Kosovo war crimes case handed over to UN tribunal

18 August 2011
Dutch authorities today handed over to the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia a key witness cited for contempt for refusing to testify in the trial of former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj on charges of crimes against humanity.
Aerial view of border crossing in Kosovo after it was attacked

Secretary-General urges restraint in Kosovo after clashes in north

29 July 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for restraint and calm in Kosovo, where inter-ethnic tensions between Serbs and Albanians are particularly high after repeated clashes in the north earlier this week.
Special Representative Lamberto Zannier, briefs the Security Council

Kosovo heading towards phase of greater stability, UN envoy says

12 May 2011
Kosovo appears to be heading towards a period of increased political stability that should in turn promoter greater dialogue between representatives of Kosovo and Serbia, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
Vlastimir Ðordevic

UN tribunal convicts former Serbian police official for crimes in Kosovo

23 February 2011
The United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst offences committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today convicted a former senior Serbian police official for crimes carried out in Kosovo and sentenced him to 27 years imprisonment.
Special Representative for Kosovo Lamberto Zannier addresses Security Council

Kosovo: UN envoy calls for probe into allegations of human organ trafficking

16 February 2011
The top United Nations official in Kosovo today called for an urgent investigation into allegations that members of the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) trafficked in human organs in 1999, when it was pitted against ethnic Serbs and the Yugoslav army.
Special Representative for Kosovo Lamberto Zannier addresses Security Council

Growing tensions in northern Kosovo highlight need for dialogue, says UN envoy

12 November 2010
Growing tensions in northern Kosovo and lack of progress on outstanding issues has made dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade all the more necessary, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.