Kosovo

UN Police securing UNMIK Court building in Mitrovica

Ban Ki-moon mourns death of UN police officer in Kosovo

18 March 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his deep sadness at the death of a United Nations police officer during yesterday’s violent clashes in Mitrovica in the north of Kosovo.
UN Police securing UNMIK Court building in Mitrovica

Kosovo: Ban Ki-moon deplores attacks on UN mission as it retakes courthouse

17 March 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today deplored attacks against personnel of the United Nations mission in Kosovo today as they re-established control over a courthouse in Mitrovica that a mob had forcibly occupied last week.
Lawrence G. Rossin, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General

UN official holds talks with Serbia's Kosovo Minister

16 March 2008
Meeting with Serbia's Minister for Kosovo, a senior United Nations official today underscored that challenges – which violate Belgrade's pledges to the Security Council – to the mandate of the world body's mission, known as UNMIK, must come to an end.
Joachim Rücker, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo

Top envoy strongly condemns attack on UN mission's Court building

14 March 2008
The Secretary-General's Special Representative today strongly condemned an attack on the District Court building of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in North Mitrovica, which took place when a large mob overwhelmed UNMIK Police.
Foreign Affairs Minister Vuk Jeremic of Serbia briefs Security Council

UN mission must continue control over Kosovo, Serbia tells Security Council

11 March 2008
The situation on the ground in Kosovo has deteriorated since its Provisional Institutions of Self-Government declared independence last month, Serbia’s Foreign Minister told the Security Council today, calling for Belgrade and Pristina to meet again to try to work out a different resolution to their dispute over Kosovo’s status.
Joachim Rücker, Special Representative of the Secretary-General

UN mission reasserts its control over stretch of rail line in northern Kosovo

4 March 2008
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today reasserted control of a rail line in northern Kosovo, a day after Serbian Railways had challenged its authority over the stretch.