Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/760 Mr. Andrew Whitley, Director of the Office of Returns and Communities, will resign from UNMIK to accept an offer to serve as Director of External Affairs in UNRWA, the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees with HQ in Gaza. He will take up his new duties with UNRWA on 1 July 2002. “I…

UNMIK/PR/759 Today two more suspects in crimes which led the arrests of four men yesterday turned themselves in to UNMIK Police. The two Kosovo Albanian males joined four other Kosovo Albanian suspects now in custody. All have been arrested on suspicion of illegal detentions and grave bodily injury…

BELGRADE - Mr. Chairman, I am very happy to be here in Belgrade and would like to congratulate you on your excellent organization and hospitality. We have recently marked the third anniversary of the arrival of UNMIK and KFOR in Kosovo. We commemorated this milestone with the swearing-in of the…

UNMIK/PR/755 Mitrovica – SRSG Michael Steiner spent the day in Mitrovica where he visited various institutions and met and talked with the city’s citizens. During his visit he also took the opportunity to highlight UNMIK’s commitment to law and order and to building Kosovo’s economy. SRSG Michael…

UNMIK/PR/755 Pristina – SRSG Michael Steiner met today with the Albanian family associations of the missing at UNMIK headquarters. After addressing the family associations to inform them of the progress made in efforts to find Kosovo’s missing, SRSG Michael Steiner turned the microphones over to the…

UNMIK/PR757 PRISTINA – UNMIK Police today arrested four Kosovo Albanian males in a complex arrest and search operation The four men are suspected of having committed serious crimes against other Kosovo Albanians in June 1999 after the war. The crimes occurred in various areas of Kosovo and involved…

UNMIK/PR/754 SRSG Michael Steiner signed two regulations today that pave the way for privatization of socially-owned enterprises in Kosovo. The signing ceremony at UNMIK headquarters in Pristina was attended by Jurgen Voss, deputy DSRSG of the EU Pillar IV, UNMIK Legal Advisor Alexander Borg-Olivier…

UNMIK/PR/753 Today marks a special occasion: the third anniversary of the arrival of UNMIK and KFOR, symbolizing the international community’s commitment to transforming Kosovo into a respectful and democratic society. We have much to be proud of. There are clear signs of ongoing reconstruction and…

UNMIK/PR/752 PRISTINA – Members of the Kosovo Government today took the oath of office thus marking the completion of the government. In a brief ceremony, conducted in the presence of SRSG Michael Steiner, the Prime Minister, the Ministers of the Government and the Inter-ministerial Coordinator for…

UNMIK/PR/745 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today countersigned an agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a U.S. Government agency. The agreement provides political risk insurance to facilitate private sector investment by U.S. citizens and comes into effect immediately…