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14 Dec 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina + 15 others
General Assembly adopts 14 resolutions on strengthening coordination of humanitarian, disaster relief assistance

Report
— UN General Assembly
GA/10000
Plenary 87th Meeting (PM)
The General Assembly this afternoon adopted 14 resolutions on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance. It adopted those texts without a vote.

By a resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people, introduced by the representative of Belgium (speaking on behalf of the European Union and associated States), the Assembly urged Member States, international financial institutions, intergovernmental

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16 Nov 2001

Albania + 6 others
Economic assistance to the Eastern European States affected by the developments in the Balkans: Report of the Secretary-General (A/56/632)

Report
— UN General Assembly


A/56/632
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 20 (b)
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: special economic assistance to individual countries or regions

I. Introduction

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15 Jul 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina + 5 others
Balkans struggling to come to terms with legacy of war

Report
— Agence France-Presse
by James Hider
BELGRADE, July 15 (AFP) - The guns may be silent in the Balkans but simmering nationalism and a war of words over who is to blame for the bitter conflicts that left 200,000 dead are rocking the region's fledgling democracies.

For many people, fed for years on nationalist hype and state-run propaganda, the enormity of what happened in a decade of destruction is only just becoming clear.

The scope of the problem is rapidly emerging in Serbia, where reformist authorities revealed the existence of mass graves

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25 Jun 2001

Croatia + 4 others
Belgrade prepares conference on Balkans borders

Report
— Agence France-Presse
by Aleksandar Mitic

BELGRADE, June 25 (AFP) - Ten years after former Yugoslavia began disintegrating with a series of bloody wars, Belgrade is organising an international conference on the inviolability of borders in the Balkans in a bid to prevent new conflicts.

The initiative is aimed at "reaffirming the principles of the inviolability of the borders in the Balkans, the territorial integrity and protection of minorities," President Vojislav Kostunica said recently.

"It is necessary to apply the 1975

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31 May 2001

Albania + 6 others
Identity crisis: A briefing on Balkans key issues

Report
— Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue


Geneva, May 2001

Based on research by David Solomon

Introduction

A. About this report

The objectives of this report are to:

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11 May 2001

Albania + 5 others
FR of Yugoslavia accedes to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Report
— Council of Europe
STRASBOURG, 11.05.2001 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia today acceded to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities [ETS 157].
Opened for signature on 1 February 1995, this text is the first legally binding multilateral instrument for the protection of national minorities. It is already in force in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia,
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12 Apr 2001

Albania + 6 others
Major Balkan diplomatic gathering in Skopje

Report
— Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
A group of Balkan and other officials are slated to meet on 12 April in Skopje to discuss the situation in Macedonia and the entire region. Macedonian Foreign Minister Srdjan Kerim says foreign ministers from Yugoslavia, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia, Slovenia, Greece, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria are due to attend. Also taking part will be U.S. Secretary of State Powell and European Union foreign and security policy chief Javier Solana, RFE/RL reported. NCA/PM
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30 Jan 2001

Albania + 7 others
Balkan Leaders Debate Conditions For Stability

Report
— Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
By Breffi O'Rourke
On 28 January, Presidents Vojislav Kostunica of Yugoslavia, Rexhep Meidani of Albania, Stipe Mesic of Croatia, Petar Stoyanov of Bulgaria, and Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia plus Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek of Slovenia gathered within the framework of the Davos World Economic Forum to discuss how to create stability in their region. While the six men took turns to present their views, the attention of the audience -- perhaps naturally -- was focused on Vojislav Kostunica, the man carrying the responsibility of bringing Serbia back to good standing in the world
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