Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1188 PRISTINA - The Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF), in cooperation with the UNMIK CIVPOL Missing Persons Unit (MPU) and the Serbian authorities, transferred approximately 30 mortal remains identified by DNA from Serbia proper to Kosovo today. The transfer between the Serbian…

UNMIK/PR/1187 PRISTINA - SRSG Harri Holkeri announced his intention to resign from his post at a press conference in Helsinki today. He said he had taken the decision on medical advice and in consultation with Secretary-General Kofi Annan. SRSG Holkeri is expected to return to Pristina soon to…

UNMIK/PR/1186 PRISTINA – In December last year, more than 120 governments met in Mexico to sign the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which is the first legally binding international agreement to fight corruption. Under the terms of this convention, ratifying countries have a legal…

UNMIK/PR/1185 PRISTINA – On 18 May 2004 in Bucharest, the DSRSG for Police and Justice Jean-Christian Cady addressed a Conference of the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP) on UNMIK’s efforts to fight organized crime and corruption. During the…

UNMIK/PR/1184 PRISTINA – On 3 December 2003, I suspended with pay the following twelve Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) members for six months: Nuredin Lushtaku, Rrahman Rama, Avdullah Babalia, Musli Geci, Agron Spahiu, Bashkim Hamdiu, Izet Aliu, Ilir Berisha, Sedat Parduzi, Bedri Rexhepi, Fejzullah…

UNMIK/PR/1183 PRISTINA – The SRSG has been admitted to hospital last night in Strasbourg for medical check up. He is suffering from fatigue due to heavy work schedule. On doctors’ advice, he is expected to remain in hospital for a few days for further observation.

UNMIK/PR/1182 PRISTINA – Today Mr Charles Brayshaw, Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, officiated at a swearing-in ceremony held at the UNMIK HQ in Pristina, where two Court Presidents and six other Kosovo Judges took the oath of office. Among those sworn in are four…

UNMIK/PR/1181 Mr. President, this is my first report to you since the brutal wave of violence in mid-March. The violence was the most serious setback to UNMIK’s efforts of the last five years and shook the mission to its foundations. It challenged the sustainability of the International Community’s…

UNMIK/PR/1180 PRISTINA – The UN Mission in Kosovo has received the report of Amnesty International on human trafficking in Kosovo, but finds it highly unbalanced and considers that it does not properly address the real and tragic situation facing the victims of trafficking in the Balkans region. The…

UNMIK/PR/1179 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri signed two new regulations today, completing the essential legal framework for the 2004 Kosovo Assembly elections. The first of the Regulations is on the registration and operation of political parties in Kosovo, and sets out new standards of transparency…