Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/4 PRISTINA - Today Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, swore in a panel of seven legal experts to advise him on the appointment of new judges for Kosovo. Five members of the panel were selected from a list of jurists compiled by the OSCE and the…

UNMIK/PR/3 Pristina - Sergio Vieira de Mello, head of the United Nations Interim Administration mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General a.i. met today at the newly-established UNMIK headquarters in Pristina with the Foreign Ministers of Hubert Vedrine of France…

UNMIK/PR/2 Following a decision by the Secretary-General, I arrived in Pristina on 13 June 1999 and assumed my responsibilities as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, ad interim, for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). In accordance with Security…

UNMIK/PR/1 PRISTINA - The United Nations established its operational presence in Kosovo today with the arrival of the interim Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Mr. Vieira de Mello is setting up the Pristina headquarters for the UN international…

UNMIK/PR/139 Pristina – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, today visited Orahovac/Rahovec and Velica Hoca where he met with local Serb and Albanian leaders to discuss their concerns. He was accompanied by KFOR Commander General Dr. Klaus Reinhardt, Bishop Artemije and…