Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/264 PRISTINA---SRSG Bernard Kouchner expressed his regret over today’s announcement by the Serb National Council that they will be absent from next week’s meetings of the Interim Administrative Council and Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/263 PRISTINA---The European Parliamentary delegation today attended an extraordinary session of the Kosovo Transitional Council, where it had a free exchange of views on a wide range of issues with KTC members on the…

UNMIK/PR/261 UNMIK Dubrava Prison at Istok will receive its first sentenced prisoners tomorrow, 1 June, after partial refurbishment. Dubrava will receive prisoners from all over Kosovo, and all persons sentenced to more than…

UNMIK/PR/262 UNMIK today restored international mail service to and from Kosovo, following authorization from the Universal Postal Union granting the UNMIK postal service permission to exchange mail with all postal…

UNMIK/PR/259 The Interim Administrative Council devoted its entire session today to a lengthy discussion of the murders which took place Sunday night in the village of Cernica. All members agreed to strongly condemn the…

UNMIK/PR/257 Last night I was revolted by the news that three Serb males, including a four year old child, Miki Petrovic--as well as Vojin Vasic and Tihomir Simonovic-- were murdered in cold blood during a drive-by shooting…

UNMIK/PR/254 On 23 May, Mr. Ramush Haradinaj, chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, was stopped as all other cars at a KFOR checkpoint near Malisevo in a routine operation during which Mr. Haradinaj was…

UNMIK/PR/251 Dr. Bernard Kouchner and the UNMIK Office of Gender Affairs are holding a Meeting on Women in Elections and the Peace Process in Kosovo tomorrow (Saturday 27 May) in the UNMIK Government Building auditorium. The…

UNMIK/PR/253 The Interim Administrative Council today discussed the status of the administrative Departments of Sport and Environmental Protection. Regarding the environment, IAC members raised questions on the prevalence and…

UNMIK/PR/252 The Interim Administrative Council, following its meeting today, issued the following statement: Over the past few years, and especially since 1998, large numbers of Kosovars have found refuge in many European…