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01 Jan 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina + 3 others
OCHA Presence in Southeastern Europe 2002

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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31 Dec 2001

Albania + 2 others
KFOR statement for the press conference

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— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
KFOR News Release
Pristina, 31 December 2001

By Squadron Leader Daz Slaven, KFOR Spokesman

The last week was a relatively eventful one.

KFOR were disappointed by the strong and violent reaction of an element of the Serbian community in North Mitrovica to a legitimate search operation in the late evening of Thursday 27 Dec 01. Following the search of two premises and the discovery of an automatic weapon and 50 rounds of ammunition a group of some 500 people held a short but tense protest and KFOR were required to respond with tear gas to disperse

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31 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
USAID Field Report Serbia and Montenegro Dec 2001

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— US Agency for International Development
United States Agency for International Development
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance
Office of Transition Initiatives

Program Description

The United States Agency for International Development, Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) launched the Democratic Transition Initiative (DTI) in Serbia and Montenegro in early 2001 to consolidate the political gains achieved through elections in September and December 2000. DTI's strategy in 2002 is to work at both the local and republic levels to promote activities and engage citizens in increasing

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31 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
ICRC, Red Cross and Red Crescent activities in Kosovo

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— ICRC
I. Introduction
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is engaged in a wide-ranging operation to provide emergency and longer-term help for victims of the conflict in Kosovo. National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 10 different countries are involved, along with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The activities are coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

II. Missing persons and detainees

The ICRC continues its efforts to shed

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31 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
Montenegro Economic Trends Dec 2001

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— Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses
Executive Summary

MONET 7 is, as previous issues, divided into two sections. The first one provides key statistical figures and comments on these figures, the second one consists in analyses. In this issue we will focus our comments on tourism, employment and the standard of living, the regulation in the banking system, cash savings, enterprise development and mass voucher privatisation.

First section

Output

Industrial output does not show signs of recovery. For the first nine months, industrial output decreased compared

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28 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
Hans Haekkerup, Head of UN Kosovo Mission, to depart at end of 2001; Secretary-General expresses regret, deep appreciation for service

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— UN Secretary-General
SG/SM/8086
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on the departure of Hans Haekkerup as head of UNMIK:

Hans Haekkerup, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), has decided, for personal reasons, to leave Kosovo when his current contract expires at the end of the year. The Secretary-General greatly regrets

Mr. Haekkerup's departure, although he respects his decision. Until a replacement is appointed, Charles

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28 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
FR of Yugoslavia appeal No. 01.56/2001 programme update No. 2

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— IFRC
Download PDF (19.39 KB)


This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals.
Appeal Target CHF 27,159,297
Period covered: April - September 2001
"At a Glance"

Appeal coverage: 43.2%
Related Appeals: N/A

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28 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 14 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 52 of 2001

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— World Food Programme
This report includes:
(A) West and Central Asia Region: (1) Regional overview, (2) Afghanistan, (3) Pakistan , (4) Tajikistan

(B) East and Southern Africa Region: (1) Somalia, (2) Kenya, (3) Burundi, (4) Uganda, (5) Tanzania

(C) Central Africa Region: (1) Democratic Republic of Congo

(D) Eastern Europe Region : (1) Georgia, (2) Balkans

From Francesco Strippoli, Senior Humanitarian Adviser; available on the Internet on the WFP Home Page (www.wfp.org), or by e-mail from Zlatan.Milisic@wfp.org.

For information on resources, donors

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27 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
ADRA delivers firewood in Serbia

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— Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
Silver Spring, Maryland - The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is distributing firewood to 2,200 people in the villages of Odzaci and Temerin in the Vojvodina region of Serbia.
The beneficiaries are trying to cope with the icy winter months on an income of less than US$1 per day, well below the poverty line. They include elderly, unemployed heads of households with children, single parent families, and people who are ill.

Funded by the German Government and ADRA offices in Denmark and Germany, this firewood project is valued at US$167,500.

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27 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
FRY/Kosovo: COMKFOR announces partial relaxation of the Air Safety Zone

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— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
KFOR News Release
Pristina, 27 December 2001

By Capt Vincent Campredon, KFOR Spokesman

A partial relaxation of the Air Safety Zone (ASZ) was announced today by Lieutenant General Marcel VALENTIN, COMKFOR to the Serb Authorities. This amendment to the MTA marks the end of a process which started with the North Atlantic Council's (NAC) decision of August 1st 2001.

Following the signature of the full relaxation of the Ground Safety Zone on Friday 17 August 2001, this new agreement furthers the significant progress towards the restoration of normality

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24 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
CWS sends assistance for Balkans recovery work

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— Church World Service
CWS has sent $136,370 in school supplies, baby kits, and health supplies to our partner, Alfa, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Earlier this year, Alfa received $269,600 worth of CWS school supplies, "Gift of the Heart" Health and Baby Kits, and sewing kits which were distributed among displaced families. Also, in Bosnia and Serbia this year, CWS has distributed more than $655,000 worth of CWS Blankets, bed linens, school and sewing supplies, and Health Kits, as well as Baby Kits for new mothers whose lives have been disrupted by the conflict in Serbia.
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24 Dec 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina + 12 others
Small grants to support human rights in 21 countries

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— UN Development Programme
UNDP and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights have launched a new phase of a joint project to provide small grants for community human rights initiatives in 21 countries.
The Assisting Communities Together (ACT) project offers grants up to US$5,000 to community organizations and individuals. The project funds activities that require little support but can nonetheless have a significant impact at the local level.

ACT emphasizes the role of civil society in promoting and protecting human rights. It aims to empower people at

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21 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 2 others
From aid to human rights, compassion is indivisible

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— AlertNet
Neal Keny-Guyer is chief executive officer of Portland-based AlertNet member Mercy Corps. In this article he argues that the role of aid agencies in Afghanistan is not simply to feed starving people or to rebuild buildings and infrastructure but to build understanding and cooperation among religious, ethnic and cultural communities affected by the conflict. This column first appeared in the newspaper the Oregonian on November 26, 2001.

All the military might that America can muster will not end terrorism. Not by itself. It requires a sustained assault

AlertNet:



For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit www.trust.org/alertnet

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21 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 7 others
General Assembly calls for increased international assistance for Afghanistan on condition interim authority honours Bonn Agreement

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— UN General Assembly


Fifty-sixth General Assembly GA/10005
Plenary 21 December 2001
91st Meeting (PM)
The General Assembly this afternoon adopted six resolutions, two by recorded vote, as it considered numerous agenda items.

Without a vote, the Assembly adopted a resolution on Afghanistan, by which it called on all Afghan groups to promote peace and a lasting political settlement in the country, and fully implement the Bonn agreement. It stressed that women should fully and equally take part in civil, cultural, economic, political and social life and decision-making processes.

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21 Dec 2001

Angola + 15 others
Security Council members highlight African issues, transparency, better targeted sanctions, counter-terrorism in wrap-up meeting

Report
— UN Security Council
Security Council SC/7251
4445th Meeting (PM)
While sharing the desire of other delegations for greater transparency in the Security Council, it was important to note the changing trends in that respect, that body's President, Moctar Ouane (Mali), said as the Council concluded its wrap-up meeting for the month of December this afternoon.

Speaking in his national capacity at the conclusion of his country's second Council presidency in the last two years, he welcomed the increasing dispatching of Council missions to various

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20 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
UNMIK-UNMIK Police-OSCE-EU-UNHCR Press Briefing, 20 Dec 2001

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— UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
UNMIK Spokeswoman Susan Manuel
UNMIK Police Spokesman Neeraj Singh
OSCE Spokesman Sven Lindholm
EU Spokesman Mike Todd
UNHCR Spokeswoman Astrid van Genderen Stort
UNMIK Spokeswoman Susan Manuel

IAC

The Interim Administrative Council is meeting currently and will discuss some draft regulations which must be passed by the end of the year, due to fiscal deadlines. These include draft regulations on the Kosovo Consolidated Budget for 2002, pensions and the civil service. Earlier Acting SRSG Charles Brayshaw briefed them on the

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20 Dec 2001

Serbia + 1 other
Serbia to get second tranche of EU aid

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— Agence France-Presse
BELGRADE, Dec 20 (AFP) - Serbia is to get a second installment of EU aid worth 50.3 million euros (45 million dollars) under an agreement signed Thursday, the Yugoslav republic's minister for external cooperation said.

Minister Goran Pitic said the agreement, the second of its kind this year, was signed by European Commission and Serbian officials.

Over half the new funds -- 27.3 million euros -- will go to upgrade the republic's energy network, while five million euros will go to health services. Other funds will be channelled to the

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20 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 5 others
Afghanistan: Lessons from peacekeeping in Former Yugoslavia

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— Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
By Jolyon Naegele
The UN Security Council tonight or early tomorrow is expected to authorize a British-led UN security force in Afghanistan to be deployed as early as late December, and which would be allowed to use force. RFE/RL's Jolyon Naegele reports that UN-authorized peacekeeping engagements in the Balkans offer a wealth of lessons to the new force.

Prague, 20 December 2001 (RFE/RL) -- The international community is learning.

UN peacekeeping missions in Croatia, Bosnia, and Macedonia, and UN-authorized NATO-led peacekeeping missions

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty:

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