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UNMIK/PR/471 Pristina-- SRSG Bernard Kouchner signed before he left on Saturday, a regulation on the prohibition of trials in absentia for serious violations of international humanitarian law. Regulation 2001/1 states that…

UNMIK/PR/470 Trafficking and exploitation of human beings in Kosovo has become a crime punishable by two to 20 years of imprisonment. The UNMIK regulation “On the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons in Kosovo” (UNMIK/REG…

UNMIK/PR/468 After a series of emotional farewells with the people of Kosovo, UNMIK staff, police and KFOR troops, Dr. Bernard Kouchner flew out of Pristina’s Slatina airport at 3 p.m. today, heading for Paris aboard a French…

UNMIK/PR/469 Mr. Hans Haekkerup, former Minister of Defence of Denmark, arrived in Kosovo today to take up his duties as the new Special Representative of the Secretary General. Heavy snow prevented the planned meeting with…

UNMIK/PR/466 SRSG Bernard Kouchner last night addressed the people of Kosovo in a 45-minute speech broadcast live over RTK television. While the speech was to be broadcast over separate satellite channels in both Albanian and…

UNMIK/PR/467 As the lead organization dealing with all public health aspects relating to depleted uranium in Kosovo, UNMIK has taken several measures in order to protect the civilian population against any possible ill…

UNMIK/PR/463 UNMIK, the World Health Organization and the Department of Public Health and Social Welfare have been closely monitoring reports of illnesses allegedly due to contact with depleted uranium. Although no scientific…

UNMIK/PR/462 SRSG Bernard Kouchner today welcomed SRSG-designate Hans Haekkerup to Kosovo, where the Danish Defense Minister arrived for a two-day series of briefings from top UNMIK and KFOR officials on the job that awaits…

UNMIK/PR/461 On this New Year, the real beginning of the new millennium, Kosovo stands at a crossroads. We have been through an incredible year together, full of progress and tension. Thanks to your own efforts and the…

UNMIK/PR/460 War invalids and the next-of-kin of those who died as a result of armed conflict in Kosovo will get financial payments, free access to public health care and rehabilitations centers and exemption from taxes under…