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SRSG calls status package submission a turning point
UNMIK/PR/1660 PRISTINA - “Monday of this week was a turning point in the history of the status process,” said SRSG Joachim Rücker today in Gjakovë/Ðakovica. The SRSG was addressing a full auditorium of citizens in a town hall meeting, together with President Fatmir Sejdiu and a representative of…
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Kosovo Correctional Service provides safe and secure incarceration
UNMIK/PR/1659 - UNMIK Countdown #16 PRISTINA – Since its establishment in 1999, the Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) has been transformed from an internationally run service with severely damaged facilities to one administered entirely by Kosovo staff that is capable of incarcerating prisoners in…
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Departure of Romanian FPU from Kosovo
UNMIK/PR/1654 PRISTINA – UNMIK has been informed that, following a one month initial extension of their tour of duty, 75 officers of the Romanian FPU have left the mission area as of 21 March 2007. UNMIK regrets that the Romanian authorities did not agree with the request of UN Headquarters that 11…
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Department of Justice combines prosecutions with local capacity building
UNMIK/PR/1653 - UNMIK Countdown #15 PRISTINA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has made great strides in the area of prosecuting serious crime, including cases of corruption, terrorism, war crimes and March 2004 riots cases. The DOJ has also continued the transition of responsibilities to local…
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SRSG Joachim Rücker addresses the UN Security Council
UNMIK/PR/1652 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker, in a closed session of the UN Security Council today, provided an update on progress in Kosovo. President Fatmir Sejdiu accompanied the SRSG in the Security Council. “The past few months have…
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SRSG encourages Kosovo Serbs to articulate their interests
UNMIK/PR/1651 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker today said that Kosovo Serbs and other communities will have a good future under the arrangements envisaged in UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari’s proposal. The SRSG was speaking to…
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Elections-Laying the Groundwork to Empower Local Institutions
UNMIK/PR/1650 - Countdown #14 PRISTINA – From the very beginning the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK's Institution Building Pillar, has been involved in the election process. The first in these steps was setting up the Central Election Commission (CEC) in 2000. The body is charged with developing the…
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Outreach - generating a multiethnic outlook
UNMIK/PR/1648 - Countdown #13 PRISTINA - Dozens of outreach activities like Town Hall meetings, cluster and youth meetings, public gatherings and round table discussions have been organized and facilitated by the UNMIK Multi-Ethnicity and Outreach Unit as part of the Office of the Strategy…
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New UNMIK Police Commissioner Richard Monk takes office
UNMIK/PR/1647 PRISTINA – Mr. Richard Monk of the United Kingdom assumed duties as UNMIK Police Commissioner in Pristina yesterday, following his appointment to the post by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He replaces Mr. Stephen J. Curtis, who left the mission last month. During 2002 to 2006, Mr…
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SRSG meets SEECP Foreign Ministers in Zagreb
UNMIK/PR/1646 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker, accompanied by Prime Minister Agim Çeku, today attended the meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) being held in Zagreb, Croatia…