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The Secretary-General was authorized to establish an international civilian presence in Kosovo to provide an interim administration whereby Kosovo could exercise governance – pending a final status solution – through the establishment of provisional institutions of self-government. The main responsibilities of the international civil ...
The Contact Group said that, regardless of the outcome of the present negotiations, a new International Civilian Office (ICO) will be established in Kosovo to take up the civil administration provided for under UNSCR 1244, supervise the implementation of any status settlement and safeguard minority rights. NATO leaders said that the presence of ...
The International Civilian Representative for Kosovo ( ICR ), supported by the International Civilian Office ( ICO ), was the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Kosovo (appointed by the Council of the European Union) which was re-appointed by the International Steering Group for Kosovo as the ICR pursuant to the Ahtisaari Plan. [ 1]
The Embassy of Kosovo in Washington, D.C. is the main diplomatic mission of Kosovo to the United States.. The embassy is currently located at 3612 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The embassy was established in October 2008.The first chancery was in Georgetown, and then at 2175 K Street, NW Suite 300 until moving to the present location in May 2023.
The NATO bombing killed about 1,000 members of the Yugoslav security forces in addition to between 489 and 528 civilians. It destroyed or damaged bridges, industrial plants, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments, and private businesses, as well as barracks and military installations.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 allowed for the "[deployment] in Kosovo, under United Nations auspices, [an] international civil and security [presence]". The first regulation passed by the Special Representative of the Secretary General, on 25 July 1999, established that UNMIK was responsible for all legislative and executive ...
The Republic of Kosovo has formally applied for membership in 4 more international intergovernmental organizations. Kosovo, under the designation United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), or Kosovo*, is a member of 6 and an observer of 1 international intergovernmental organizations. Kosovo is a full member of two United ...
The EU also appoints the International Civilian Representative for Kosovo (also the European Union Special Representative). The level of EU influence in Kosovo has led some to term it an EU protectorate. [24] On 25 August 2009, the EULEX mission was subject to violent protests, resulting in the damaging of 28 EU vehicles.