Kosovo

Top UN official in Kosovo praises international security force

12 June 2003
Speaking on the fourth anniversary of the arrival of the international security force in Kosovo (KFOR), the top United Nations official there today stressed the importance of continued good cooperation between the NATO-run force and the UN Mission in the province (UNIMIK).
ASG Hedi Annabi briefs the Council

Security Council briefed on successes, remaining challenges of UN in Kosovo

10 June 2003
Four years into the United Nations mission's mandate in Kosovo, there have been some successes, but much remains to be done in developing provisional democratic self-governing institutions and ensuring conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants, a top UN official told the Security Council today.
Amb. Lavrov briefs reporters

Security Council condemns killing of Kosovo Serb family members

6 June 2003
The members of the United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the murder of three members of a Serb family in Kosovo, underscoring that such acts undermined international efforts to foster ethnic reconciliation in the country.
Michael Steiner

Kosovo: UN envoy announces cash reward for leads to Serb family’s murderers

5 June 2003
The top United Nations official in Kosovo today announced a €50,000 (euro) reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of three members of a Serb family in Obilic.
Michael Steiner

Kosovo: Serb family’s murder is heinous crime against multi-ethnic society – UN

4 June 2003
The top United Nations official in Kosovo today denounced the murder of a Serbian family in a town that had made “great progress” in co-existence between the Serbian and Albanian communities, calling it “the most despicable, barbaric and heinous crime” against a multi-ethnic society and announcing the establishment of a special police squad to investigate.