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Statement by Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, on Missing and Detained Persons
UNMIK/PR/34 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, the Special Representative of the Secretary General, joined a protest today for the release of political prisoners still being held in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and urged the international community to exert pressure for the release of these…
SRSG marks Mitrovica hospital as neutral zone
UNMIK/PR/32 PRISTINA—On a day-long trip to Mitrovica, Bernard Kouchner, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, raised the UN flag at the town hospital, marking the recent inauguration of international management of clinical health services in cooperation with both Serbian and Albanian…
SRSG meets with health workers
UNMIK/PR/33 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Dr. Bernard Kouchner, met today in the Municipality Building with some 120 doctors, nurses and other health workers from around Kosovo. The meeting was billed as the "first step towards the overhaul of the health…
Security, Reconstruction Discussed in Transitional Council
UNMIK/PR/31 PRISTINA -- The Kosovo Transitional Council considered issues of security, economics, reconstruction and its future work during its second meeting held today at UNMIK Headquarters. The Group also decided to increase the frequency of its meetings to once a week. "It was a very interesting…
SRSG briefed on Gnjilane situation
UNMIK/PR/30 PRISTINA—The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr Bernard Kouchner, met with the US military top commander, General Peterson, and his team at the US military basis of Gnjilane for an hour’s briefing about the situation in the region and KFOR’s actions to create a safe and…
Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) Second Meeting
UNMIK/PR/29 PRISTINA—The Kosovo Transitional Council will hold its second meeting on Saturday, 21 August, at 1500 hours at UNMIK HQ. Chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bernard Kouchner, the KTC is the highest political consultative body under the United Nations Interim…
Special Joint Advisory Council Meets To Review Laws
UNMIK/PR/28 PRISTINA—A special Joint Advisory Council on Legislative Matters set up by UNMIK and Kosovar legal representatives to review existing legislation in Kosovo and to draft new laws, which would eliminate all elements of discrimination, will meet today for the first time. The membership of…
Statement by the SRSG on re-starting public services
UNMIK/PR/27 PRISTINA - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Dr. Bernard Kouchner launched two important initiatives this morning from Pristina Hospital aimed at supporting the people in building better public services and a better Kosovo. Public health workers in Pristina are being…
New inclusive approach to reviewing legal system
UNMIK/PR/26 PRISTINA—The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Dr. Bernard Kouchner, yesterday announced an all-new inclusive approach to reviewing the existing legal framework and the laws applicable in Kosovo with a view to purging it of all provisions which are…
Statement by the SRSG on missing and detained persons
UNMIK/PR/25 PRISTINA—The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) yesterday received a delegation of representatives from the “Organizative Council of the Protest” comprising members from the Association of Political Prisoners, the Council for the Defence of Human Rights…