Kosovo

Kofi Annan appeals for violence-free electoral campaign in Kosovo

4 October 2001
With the Kosovo-wide vote six weeks away, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appealed to all communities to participate peacefully in the United Nations-led election process.

Top UN official in Kosovo addresses last meeting of transitional council

2 October 2001
Opening the final session of the Kosovo Transitional Council, the top United Nations official in the province said today that the Council's members had contributed to changing Kosovo into a more democratic place, and that a form of dialogue had been carried on in that body since its formation.

More than 1 million Kosovo residents registered: UN mission

20 September 2001
More than 1 million Kosovo residents have been registered as a result of the process that began last year, according to the United Nations mission in the province.

Security Council members welcome increased Belgrade-UN dialogue in Kosovo

17 September 2001
Members of the Security Council have called for intensified dialogue between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the United Nations mission in Kosovo, and urged participation of all communities in the forthcoming Kosovo-wide elections.

UN top official in Kosovo, Serb Deputy Prime Minister hold talks on Mitrovica

10 September 2001
The top United Nations official in Kosovo and the commander of KFOR, the international security force in the province, met on Friday in Pristina with the Serb Deputy Prime Minister to discuss the issue of the divided city of Mitrovica, the UN mission in Kosovo reported.

UN official calls on Belgrade to encourage Kosovo Serb participation in elections

28 August 2001
Briefing the Security Council today on efforts to engage Kosovo Serbs in the forthcoming province-wide elections, a senior United Nations official called on Belgrade to encourage Serb participation in the political process.

Kosovo: UN mission chief holds 'constructive' talks with top Serb official

27 August 2001
Hans Haekkerup, the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), today held "long and constructive" talks with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic, the UN Mission said in Pristina.

UN enacts regulation to monitor property sales in mixed neighbourhoods in Kosovo

24 August 2001
The head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Hans Haekkerup, has signed a new regulation to ensure that all proposed contracts for property sales in certain mixed neighbourhoods in Kosovo would be thoroughly reviewed by a municipal administrator before being approved.

Kosovo: with FYR of Macedonia border blocked, UN mission forced to ration fuel

23 August 2001
The border crossing between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo remained blocked for the sixth straight day, forcing the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to ration fuel, the UN Mission said today.

Kosovo: members of transitional council back UN dialogue with Serbian leader

22 August 2001
A large number of members of the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) have backed the initiative by the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) of holding talks with a top Serbian official, the UN Mission said today.