Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1618 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker today attended the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) being held in Rijeka, Croatia on 8 - 9 December. “Kosovo is an…

UNMIK/PR/1617 PRISTINA – Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (PDSRSG) Steven Schook gave his assessment that the current status of Kosovo is not sustainable, speaking at a town hall meeting in Malishevë/Mališevo. The PDSRSG was accompanied by PDK Leader…

UNMIK/PR/1616 PRISTINA – The Strategic Group on Transition met today under the chairmanship of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker, bringing together UNMIK, the Political Group of the Team of Unity, representatives of the International Civilian Office…

UNMIK/PR/1613 UNMIK Countdown #4 PRISTINA - A total of 5,206 people were reported missing in Kosovo after the conflict in 1998-99. By the end of November 2006, 2,150 persons (Kosovo Albanians, Kosovo Serbs and other ethnic minorities) where still listed as missing according to ICRC figures. Between…

UNMIK/PR/1612 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker urged the people of Kosovo to support the status process led by Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari and to prepare for the challenges Kosovo will face after status. Accompanied by the President of…

UNMIK/PR/1610 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker, in talks with senior German government officials, positively assessed the progress of Standards implementation and called for early determination of Kosovo’s status. Mr. Rücker and the High…

UNMIK/PR/1608 UNMIK Countdown #2 PRISTINA - UNMIK Police, together with the Kosovo Police Service (KPS), has successfully investigated 182,983 cases, established 33 police stations and 13 border/boundary control points, policing Kosovo for seven years through the range of activities from beat…

UNMIK/PR/1607 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker emphasized the need for a swift settlement of Kosovo’s status, during meetings today in Ljubljana with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Defence Minister Karl Erjavec and the State Secretary in…

UNMIK/PR/1606 UNMIK Countdown #1 In June 1999, following a 78 day-long NATO campaign, the United Nations was tasked to govern Kosovo through its Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), with an unprecedented sweeping mandate to provide Kosovo with a “transitional administration while…

UNMIK/PR/1605 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker this evening had a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Agim Çeku and COMKFOR Lt.-Gen. Roland Kather. Discussions focused on the latest developments in the status process and the priorities…