Bosnia

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.

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Provisional authorization given to 11 police officers has been revoked after they were found to have used sexual services provided by local nightclubs, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) announced today.

UN mission discovers more than 170 Bosnian police with false diplomas

15 October 2002
As part of its ongoing certification process for police officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Nations mission in the country today said it has discovered that more than 170 law enforcement officials did not meet the basic standards of education.

UN mission congratulates Bosnia and Herzegovina for peaceful elections

7 October 2002
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) today congratulated the country for successfully holding general and presidential elections over the weekend, calling this development “strong proof” of the electorate’s maturity.

Former Bosnian Serb President strikes plea agreement with UN tribunal

2 October 2002
Former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic has struck a plea agreement with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), pleading guilty to some charges of crimes against humanity, the UN court announced today.

UN mission to accredit two Bosnian law enforcement agencies

1 October 2002
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) today announced plans to confer accreditation this week to two law enforcement agencies that have met the basic standards for democratic police institutions.