Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1728 PRISTINA – At approximately 05:30am, UNMIK Police and KFOR started an operation to restore law and order in northern Mitrovica by re-establishing control of the UNMIK Court house that was forcibly occupied by a mob on Friday, 14 March. Initial reports from the scene indicate that some…

UNMIK/PR/1726 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker condemned in the strongest possible terms this morning’s attack on the UNMIK District Court building in North Mitrovica. A large mob used force against UNMIK Police to enter the building…

UNMIK/PR/1725 PRISTINA – UNMIK today reasserted control of the rail line between Zvecan/Zvečan and Leshak/Lešak in the north of Kosovo. “The successful intervention of UNMIK Border Police today reverses the challenge to UNMIK’s authority that occurred yesterday when Serbian Railways illegally sent…

UNMIK/PR/1724 PRISTINA – Following his meeting today with the European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Ruecker said that “the United Nations and the European Union have an…

UNMIK/PR/1723 PRISTINA –Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Ruecker today condemned the violent attacks by Kosovo Serb fringe groups on the boundary crossings at gates 1 and 31 in northern Mitrovica which resulted in the destruction of property. “Any violence…

UNMIK/PR/1722 PRISTINA – In a meeting today with local residents in Skënderaj/Srbica, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Ruecker discussed the current political situation and the importance of involving all communities in Kosovo’s municipal institutions…

UNMIK/PR/1721 PRISTINA -- Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker in a closed session yesterday provided the United Nations Security Council with a regular update on progress in Kosovo, highlighting the outcome of recently-held elections, the implementation…

UNMIK/PR/1719 UNMIK Countdown #33 PRISTINA – The Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo, established in 2000 by UNMIK Regulation No. 2000/38, is an independent institution with a mandate to address issues concerning alleged human rights violations or abuses of authority committed by the Provisional…