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SRSG Kouchner meets with NATO Chief
UNMIK/PR/78 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, met today at KFOR Headquarters with NATO Secretary-General, Lord George Robertson, who was on a one-day visit to Kosovo. Lord Robertson was accompanied by 19 ambassadors of the NATO countries as well as the…
SRSG orders temporary separate school for Obilic
UNMIK/PR/79 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, today ordered the establishment of a temporary separate school for Albanian children in Obilic municipality (Pristina region). The action came after weeks of confrontations and intense negotiations regarding…
UNMIK Outraged at Attack on Serb Staff Member
UNMIK/PR/76 PRISTINA—UNMIK’s Special Representative of the Secretary General, Bernard Kouchner reacted with outrage at last evening’s attack on an UNMIK local staff member in Gnjilane in southeastern Kosovo. A Serbian interpreter working in the office of UNMIK Regional Administrator for Gnjilane…
SRSG Kouchner Signs Regulation on Exercising Control over Payments Facilities and Services
UNMIK/PR/74 Pristina – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary General, has signed a regulation giving UNMIK the authority to utilize and administer the facilities of the Public Payment Service to collect and disburse public funds. The SRSG will appoint a Supervisory Board for…
SRSG Kouchner Visits Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims
UNMIK/PR/75 Pristina – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, visited the newly opened Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) today and commended the doctors for their work in helping Kosovars overcome the psychological trauma of the war. “So many people…
SRSG Kouchner Signs Regulation Repealing Discriminatory Legislation Affecting Housing and Property Rights
UNMIK/PR/71 Pristina – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary General, has signed a regulation repealing discriminatory legislation affecting housing and property rights in Kosovo. Legal experts of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo had found the laws to…
SRSG Kouchner Signs Regulation on the Provision of Postal and Telecommunications Services in Kosovo
UNMIK/PR/72 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary General, has signed a regulation giving the Post and Telecommunications Enterprise of Kosovo (PTK) the necessary authority for providing postal and telecommunications services in Kosovo. Under the regulation, the PTK…
Joint UNMIK-KFOR Statement on Proposed Serbian Protection Corps
UNMIK/PR/73 PRISTINA--UNMIK and KFOR can neither support nor condone the formation of a Serbian Protection Corps as announced by representatives of the Serb community in Kosovo yesterday in Gracanica. While we understand fully the fears of the Serbs in terms of security, particularly in light of…
SRSG Congratulates First Graduates of Kosovo Police Service School
UNMIK/PR/70 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the Secretary General, Bernard Kouchner, today presented certificates to the first graduating class of the Kosovo Police Service School. “This is indeed a historic day for Kosovo, and for the graduates and their families. The KPS School is the first…
Memorial Speech of Special Representative of the Secretary General Bernard Kouchner on the Occasion of the Death of UNMIK Staff Member Mr. Valentine Krumov
UNMIK/PR/68 PRISTINA – Today is a sad day for the United Nations and its mission members serving across the globe. Today we share grief for a fallen colleague -- the untimely death of Mr. Valentine Krumov, who was brutally murdered on 11 October, the same day he arrived in Pristina to join our team…