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President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Theodor Meron.
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Despite procedural delays, UN war tribunals still making progress, officials tell Security Council

12 June 2013
The United Nations war crimes tribunals set up in the wake of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s are despite various delays, close to completing their work, their officials told the Security Council today, stressing that they will need support of the international community to address remaining challenges.

Security Council extends terms of judges on UN war crimes tribunals

7 July 2009
The Security Council today extended the terms of the judges serving on the United Nations war crimes tribunals set up to deal with the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, so they can complete remaining cases by the deadline set for the courts’ work.
Security Council in session

Cooperation from States critical as UN tribunals enter final phase, say officials

4 June 2009
Cooperation from States remains critical as the United Nations tribunals set up to try those responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide and atrocities committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s enter the final phases of their work, top officials from the courts told the Security Council today.

Departing prosecutor at UN tribunal laments Serbia’s failure to arrest suspects

10 December 2007
Serbia continues to do nothing to arrest the two most notorious suspects from the 1990s Balkan wars, the outgoing Prosecutor of the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said today, declaring that her previous optimism that Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadžic might soon be in custody “has waned considerably.”
Carla Del Ponte

UN war crimes tribunals demand more cooperation from States to arrest fugitives

15 December 2005
The apparent momentum earlier this year to bring two of the most notorious fugitives from the Balkan wars of the 1990s before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has ebbed, and there is no serious attempt now to seize them, the court’s Chief Prosecutor told the Security Council today.
Prosecutors of international tribunals address the Council

UN war crimes tribunals warn Security Council many suspects remain at large

29 June 2004
The United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda are striving to complete all of their trials by the Security Council-imposed target date of 2008, but their prosecutors today warned that many indicted suspects remain at large.

Security Council appoints chief prosecutors for UN war crimes tribunals

4 September 2003
The United Nations Security Council today appointed a senior Gambian jurist to try cases stemming from the 1994 Rwanda genocide, and reappointed Carla del Ponte to focus on the Balkan wars of the 1990s, after last week's decision to split the prosecutorial duties for the two UN war crimes tribunals.

Security Council splits prosecutor's job of two UN war crimes tribunals

28 August 2003
A separate prosecutor's post was created today for the United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda after the Security Council decided to split the prosecutorial duties of the two UN courts trying cases stemming from the 1994 Rwanda genocide and the Balkan wars of the 1990s, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan nominating a Gambian jurist to the new position.

Security Council clarifies nationality rules for judges at UN war crimes tribunals

17 May 2002
The Security Council today amended the rules of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to clarify the national status of judges with citizenship of two or more countries that might serve on the two courts.