Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1645 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker discussed citizens’ concerns about decentralization, new municipalities and other status-related issues at a packed town hall meeting today in Viti/Vitina municipality. The SRSG appeared on a…

UNMIK/PR/1644 - UNMIK Countdown #12 PRISTINA – Kosovo is a land of rich cultural diversity and one of the priorities facing UNMIK since its inception has been to ensure the rehabilitation and protection of this important heritage for generations to come. UNMIK has been actively working with the…

UNMIK/PR/1643 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker today addressed a townhall meeting in Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality. The SRSG was accompanied by Prime Minister Agim Çeku, Gjilan/Gnjilane Municipal Assembly President Xhemajl Hyseni and…

UNMIK/PR/1631 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker visited Obiliq/Obilić municipality and praised efforts by the local authorities to improve relations between all communities. After meeting Municipal Assembly President Ismet Hashani and other…

UNMIK/PR/1642 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker today stressed the broad support of the international community for Mr. Ahtisaari’s proposal and said that it comes “at an ideal moment in history”. The SRSG was addressing a townhall meeting…

UNMIK/PR/1641 PRISTINA – UNMIK Police Commissioner Stephen Curtis resigned today. Following is the statement he gave at a press conference at UNMIK Headquarters: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for assembling this afternoon. I’ve called you here in what will be my last act as the UNMIK Police…

UNMIK/PR/1640 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker gave the following statement today at a press conference at UNMIK Headquarters: Let me repeat and again express my regret at the tragic events of last Saturday. This loss of life is tragic…

UNMIK/PR/1639 PRISTINA – Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (PDSRSG) Steven Schook today stressed the important role of the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) in resolving property disputes for which the Agency has already received more than 10,000 claims. The…

UNMIK/PR/1637 PRISTINA –Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker told Kosovo’s Municipal Assembly Presidents today that status will not magically solve all of Kosovo’s problems. He said that “the role of municipal authorities in making the future Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/1636 - UNMIK Countdown #10 PRISTINA – More than 16,100 displaced persons of ethnic minority communities have gradually returned since 1999 to villages and towns within Kosovo, either spontaneously or facilitated by UNMIK, UNHCR and other international and local institutions. More than 44…