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	United Nations Mission in Kosovo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Nations Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration of the Serbian province (as part of Serbia and Montenegro) called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), under the authority of the United Nations.
		assure the safe and unimpeded return of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes in Kosovo.
		Kosovo's final status is still indeterminate because of a competing pressures from Kosovo, Yugoslavia and Russia;
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Nations_Mission_in_Kosovo (304 words)

	Interview: Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo's PM -- World Peace Herald
		Kosovo has been administered by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo -- UNMIK -- since NATO's intervention to put an end to bloody sectarian violence between ethnic Albanians and Serbs.
		Our biggest handicap is the "final status" situation (whereas Kosovo would be granted full independence by the United Nations.).
		We are coordinating the new SRG (United Nations representative) and there is a realization for the need to transfer more responsibility (to the Kosovar government).
	www.wpherald.com /print.php?StoryID=20041213-123736-4270r (1008 words)

	Kosovo UN police building attacked, no casualties
		A Western source said the building in the town of Pec may have been hit by a rocket-propelled grenade but the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) did not say what kind of device was used.
		Kosovo's Albanian leaders are striving restore law and order to win international support for their independence bid.
		A few weeks ago three Kosovo Albanian men were shot dead in Pec in what appeared to be part of a feud between gangs from the disbanded ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army.
	www.balkanpeace.org /hed/archive/jan03/hed5439.shtml (198 words)

	OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN
		- United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK): http://www.un.org/peace/kosovo/pages/kosovo1.htm (news)
		The resolution supports NATO and OSCE verification missions and demands all parties in Kosovo to comply with the agreement.
		-- October 15, 1998: The Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the Chief of General Staff of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia sign in Belgrade an agreement establishing an air verification mission over Kosovo, complementing an OSCE verification mission.
	www.afsouth.nato.int /operations/kfor/kfor2.htm (1262 words)

	Kosovo—One Year Later: Successes and Failures
		Baskin’s presentation focused on the successes and failures of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) over the last year.
		In describing the challenges UNMIK is confronted with, Dr. Baskin elaborated upon the purpose and structure of the mission.
		UNMIK is also attempting to promulgate the rule of law through the establishment of a judiciary system, a police force, and democratic elections.
	www.ceip.org /programs/global/baskin.htm (235 words)

	Kosovo & Yugoslavia: Law in Crisis
		Progress reports on re-establishing the rule of law in Kosovo, from UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo) and the OSCE (Organization for Co-operation and Security in Europe).
		Kosovo, the UN Mission in Kosovo, peacekeeping, KFOR, war crimes, the ICTY, refugees, the KLA, NATO, Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian opposition Radio B92 Belgrade, and Yugoslavia
		Hearing on Atrocities in Kosovo (Commission on Security and Co-operation in Europe, September 17, 1998)
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /kosovo.htm (3227 words)

	Bosnia Report - December 1999 - February 2000: United Nations wastes NATO victory
		The United Nations mission in Kosovo, responsible for setting up and running the civil administration in the war-ravaged province, has become bogged down by bureaucracy and incompetence and almost all its major projects are far behind schedule.
		Morale among mission members is at an all-time low, huge amounts of money are being wasted and ethnic Albanians and Serbs, infuriated by the incompetence of the administration, have largely taken the governing of the province into their own hands.
		The UN was not originally considered for overseeing the reconstruction of Kosovo after its force performed badly in Bosnia, failing to prevent the massacre at Srebrenica.
	www.bosnia.org.uk /bosrep/decfeb00/nato.cfm (725 words)

	INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Internet country Guides: Template
		United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)—“Standards for Kosovo”
		United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)—Manual for Sustainable Return
		Also note that Kosovo is frequently included in texts with Serbia and Montenegro because it is officially recognized as a territory of this state, under a UN Protectorate.
	www.incore.ulst.ac.uk /cds/countries/kosovo.html (3295 words)

	Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the UN
		In light of the task at hand, contribution to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, is at a critical juncture, in view of the forthcoming municipal elections.
		Secondly, we observe with satisfaction, that the Council did find this opportunity, to share the findings of our mission to Kosovo, with the larger membership of the United Nations family.
		President, the report also indicates that "all ethnic communities (in Kosovo) express a desire to live in peace together" and if, that is the case, the international community should be able to assist them, to move towards peaceful co-existence in spite of the recent violence.
	www.un.int /namibia/statements/sc_5_10_2000.html (446 words)

	Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
		NEW YORK—The United Nations is requesting the Philippines to send additional police officers to Kosovo to assist in the investigation being conducted on last month’s outbreak of inter-ethnic violence that left at least 19 people dead.
		Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
		The request was coursed through the Philippine Mission to the United Nations this morning.
	www.un.int /philippines/news/20040414.html (360 words)

	InterAction.org Disaster Response
		ERD disburses funds received through the Episcopal Church in the United States for the crises in Kosovo.
		United Nations agencies including UNHCR, WPF, UNICEF, and WHO, as well as other international humanitarian organizations such as the ICRC, IFRC, IOM, and well over 250 NGOs, provided assistance.
		IMC's objectives in Kosovo are to attend to the health needs of the resident, former refugee, and internally displaced populations, to increase public awareness regarding proper health care, and to establish a framework for a sustainable medical system.
	www.interaction.org /kosovo/index.html (9476 words)

	Country Overview: UNV in Kosovo
		The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) was established in July 1999.
		The assistance in the camps set up by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) was part of their work with a number of humanitarian agencies throughout the region.
		Following an agreement between the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) and UNV, 300 UN Volunteers were soon deployed in Kosovo to support UNMIK's mandate.
	www.unv.org /Infobase/articles/2001/01_06_01YUG_kosovo.htm (619 words)

	United Nations Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK
		It was formed based on the July 12, 1999, report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, created in response to the Kosovo War.
		The United Nations Mission in Kosovo is an international police force providing law enforcement and developing a professional and impartial Kosovo Police Service, trained in democratic police work.
		It uses material from the wikipedia article United Nations Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK.
	www.eurofreehost.com /un/UNMIK.html (222 words)

	Genocide in Kosovo Index Page
		Perspectives from Serbia on the Conflict in Kosovo
		Economic and Financial Aspects of the Kosovo Conflict
	www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /Kosovo/Kosovo-index.htm (24 words)

	My experience as UNV
		I was assigned to work with United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), to provide civil documents for the people of Kosovo.
		On this basis, UNMIK can be considered as one of the exemplary missions of the United Nations in term of volunteers’ contribution.
		UNV, is the United Nations organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers.
	www.unv.org /infobase/voices/2003/03_09_30KSV_unmik.htm (965 words)

	United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK Police, CIVPOL
		The Induction Training Center is the gateway for all the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Police Officers.
		United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK Police, CIVPOL
		UNMIK Police Officers who were not weapons proficiency tested prior to arrival in the mission, are required to store their weapons in the armory until their testing is complete.
	www.civpol.org /unmik/training.htm (562 words)

	IWPR : content template
		UN Resolution 1244 placed Kosovo under the civilian control of the United Nations Administrative Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK.
		Government: United Nations Administrative Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK.
		Kosovo, a province of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, FRY, is currently under international administration following the implementation of United Nations Resolution 1244 on June 10, 1999.
	www.iwpr.net /balkans_kos1.html (287 words)

	The Disempowerment of Human Rights-Based Justice in the United Nations Mission in Kosovo
		Since the beginning of the mission, human rights and rule-of-law advocates have argued that, not only is the UN bound by international human rights standards, but that these regulations, despite their vagueness, made international human rights law applicable in Kosovo.
		UNMIK will have a core of human rights monitors and advisors who will have unhindered access to all parts of Kosovo to investigate human rights abuses and ensure that human rights protection and promotion concerns are addressed through the overall activities of the mission.
		Human rights groups and institutions argued that the United Nations, when acting as a governing power, was obligated to uphold the same standards that it had itself created to ensure the rights of the people vis-à-vis their governments.
	www.law.harvard.edu /students/orgs/hrj/iss16/marshall.shtml (17011 words)

	CER Kosovo: Depleted uranium the big story
		Dr Erik Schouten, Head of Mission in Kosovo, said the WHO, in collaboration with the UNMIK Department of Health and Social Welfare, had been tracking the number of leukaemia cases among the population of Kosovo.
		For the last time, Kouchner led the meetings of the Kosovo Transitional Council and the Kosovo government, during which he had to deal with the usual routine—trying to balance the practical needs of daily administration and the aspirations of politics.
		The leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (former Kosovo Liberation Army) Hashim Thaçi said in an interview with the Voice of America that he supported a political solution to the Preševo conflict and urged all Albanians return to their homes.
	www.ce-review.org /01/2/kosovonews2.html (1141 words)

	OSCE Mission in Kosovo - Homepage
		The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the largest OSCE field operation, forms a distinct component of the United Nations Interim Administration.
		The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has organized a number of training sessions and seminars to build mutual understanding between media and the police, the most recent of which was held in April 2005.
		Two years after the OSCE Mission in Kosovo was first approached to support Dokufest - an international festival of documentary, short and animated movies held in Prizren - the event has become a major cultural phenomenon in the region.
	www.osce.org /kosovo (234 words)

	Kosovo - SourceWatch
		International: Current Events and Links on Conflict in Kosovo (http://www.bible-prophecy.com/warbalkans.htm).
		John Pilger, How Silent Are The 'humanitarian' Invaders Of Kosovo?
		Contains commentary on the grotesque propaganda used to justify the attack on Yugoslavia, and the ensuing ethnic cleansing of Serbs.
	www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Kosovo (171 words)

	UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO - UNMIK Home
		1 September – The situation in United Nations-administered Kosovo has greatly improved since the riots of March 2004, but there are new threats from organized crime and corruption and the next few months may be difficult as the ethnically divided province moves towards a decision on its final status, the top UN envoy said today.
		6 September – The United Nations administrator for Kosovo has called on all citizens of the ethnically divided province to continue their efforts towards building a peaceful, stable, and multi-ethnic society following the announcement that President Ibrahim Rugova has lung cancer.
		Kosovo: UN envoy sees much progress since March 2004 riots
	www.unmikonline.org (263 words)

	Pravda.RU Action On Voluntary Arms Handing Over Taking Place In Kosovo
		The United Nations civil mission for Kosovo, the International peacekeeping force for Kosovo (KFOR), and the Interpol conduct from April 30 to June 4 an action on voluntary handing over of illegal arms kept by the population.
		In accordance with the decision of the United Nations Civil Mission for Kosovo (UNMIK), if illegally kept arms are found at somebody's place after the indicated time, they might be sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 years or to a fine of up to 10.000 DM.
		An international meeting of chaplains, representing all beliefs to be found in the international peacekeeping forces in Kosovo, will open in the Yugoslav capital on Monday.
	english.pravda.ru /hotspots/2001/04/30/4493.html (1800 words)

	NATO Update: NATO remains committed to Kosovo - 21 May 2003
		NATO Ambassadors reiterated the Alliance’s support for the United Nations mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) following a briefing by its chief, Michael Steiner, at NATO headquarters on 21 May.
		Press point by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, Ambassador Michael Steiner, Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and Commander KFOR (COMKFOR) Lt.-Gen. Mini, 21 May 2003
		Steiner briefed the North Atlantic Council on recent developments together with Lieutenant General Fabio Mini, commander of the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo.
	www.nato.int /docu/update/2003/05-may/e0521c.htm (185 words)

	Kosovo Web Links: Library and Links: Jeannette Rankin Library Program: U.S. Institute of Peace
		ReliefWeb, a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has a database of the latest news and reports on the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the Balkans.
		On the United Nations ReliefWeb site, links point to maps of Kosovo produced by UNHCR, USAID, USIP, the UN Cartographic Section and the World Food Programme.
		These documents are the result of meetings aimed at peace-building efforts in Kosovo, facilitated by USIP: the Airlie Declaration, reached at Airlie House in Warrenton, Virginia, July 24, 2000; the Lansdowne Declaration, September 13, 2000 from the Landsdowne Center in Virginia, and the Sofia Declaration, from Sofia, Bulgaria on December 17, 1999.
	www.usip.org /library/regions/kosovo.html (2382 words)

	United Nations Report, Monday, August 30, 1999
		During Holbrooke's visit to Kosovo over the weekend and into August 30, he and Kouchner met several times to review the work of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo to enhance security and return normalcy to Kosovo.
		Kouchner and the UNMIK Police Commissioner, Sven Frederikson, August 30 took Ambassador Holbrooke to tour high-risk areas of the capital, where UN civilian police are patrolling in an effort to enhance security for all citizens.
		Council members urged UNMIK and KFOR to continue their efforts to ensure the resolution's full implementation and called on UN Members States to provide the UN Mission with the resources necessary to carry out its functions, Ambassador Andjaba said.
	www.usembassy.it /file9908/alia/99083002.htm (383 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: United Nations System
		United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (additional info and facts about United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) (ESCWA)
		United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (additional info and facts about United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) (ECE)
		United Nations Commission on Human Rights (additional info and facts about United Nations Commission on Human Rights)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_nations_system.htm (1706 words)

	25430.txt
		Kosovo thus continues to be a special case when it comes to the provision of Bank assistance; under the current circumstances the use of regular resources, either in the form of direct lending to Kosovo or through SAM, is not feasible.
		The UNMIK Regulation (2002118) on the establishment of the Ofice of the Auditor General of Kosovo and the Audit Office of Kosovo was promulgated in October 2002.
		Although poverty in Kosovo remains widespread, a significant proportion of the poor are relatively close to the poverty line and not subject to severe poverty.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/05/27/000012009_20030527130644/Rendered/INDEX/25430.txt (14937 words)

	Serbia and Montenegro
		The southern Serbian province of Kosovo, while technically still part of Serbia (according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244), is moving toward local autonomy under the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and is dependent on the international community for financial and technical assistance.
		Upon its creation in 1992, the United Nations, and many individual states (especially the United States) had refused to recognise the remaining confederation of Serbia and Montenegro as the continuation of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, although they accepted it as constituting a state.
		The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was finally re-admitted to the United Nations in 2000 after several years of suspension.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/se/serbia_and_montenegro.html (820 words)

	United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration of the Serbian province (as part of Serbia and Montenegro) called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), under the authority of the United Nations.
		Establishment of substantial autonomy and self-government in Kosovo is not promoted; rather, all key political factors maintain that full independence of Kosovo as their immediate goal;[1]
		assure the safe and unimpeded return of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes in Kosovo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Nations_Mission_in_Kosovo (296 words)

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