Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/738 SRSG Michael Steiner, during a visit today to the homes of recently–returned Kosovo Ashkali families, launched his Concept Paper on the Right to Sustainable Returns. The Concept paper lays out the basic…

UNMIK/PR/737 In response to media questions regarding today’s decision by the Presidency to present to the Assembly of Kosovo a draft resolution on the FRY/FYROM Border Agreement and the situation in North Kosovo, the SRSG…

UNMIK/PR/736 SRSG Michael Steiner noted today that on the first anniversary of its promulgation, the Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-government in Kosovo has been “a great success.” “We have had elections; we…

UNMIK/PR/735 Media coverage of remarks apparently made by the Kosovo Ombudsman, Marek Nowicki, in Serbia has created a distorted picture of the environment for return of Serbs to Kosovo. Mr. Nowicki is free to reach his own…

UNMIK/PR/733 Pristina – Representatives from countries across South-East Europe joined Kosovo’s SRSG Michael Steiner in Pristina today to define a strategy for combating cigarette smuggling in the region. The representatives…

UNMIK/PR/733 Today SRSG Michael Steiner visited the site of an archaeological dig near Brenica, outside of Pristina, where he examined 5,500-year-old dwarf terracotta figures recently discovered in a remarkable state of…

UNMIK/PR/731 Pristina – Following his meeting with European Member of Parliament Doris Pack, SRSG Michael Steiner shared a “Europe Day” message with the people of Kosovo. “The European Union was created 52 years ago today…

UNMIK/PR/732 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Presidency of the assembly has been composed. The committees have been composed, and I want to congratulate the Assembly for that What we should focus on is that we need…

UNMIK/PR/730 SRSG Michael Steiner delivered the opening address to a donors’ briefing on returns held today in Pristina under the auspices of UNMIK’s Office of Returns and Communities and UNHCR. The full text of his speech…

UNMIK/PR/728 PRISTINA-UNMIK and UNHCR officials today briefed representatives of donor countries on their assessments and plans for facilitating the returns of non-Albanian displaced persons to Kosovo. “Respect for the right…