HC Deb 20 June 2000 vol 352 c160W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Kosovan Albanians have been referred to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for atrocities committed against Serbs and other non-Albanian people in Kosovo. [126219]

Mr. Hain

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is investigating all atrocities committed in Kosovo regardless of the perpetrator's ethnic origin. ICTY has issued indictments against five Serbs for alleged crimes against humanity in Kosovo. No Kosovan Albanians have yet been indicted.

Mr. Maude

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the percentage of UNMIK'S authorised civil administration staff deployed in Kosovo. [126647]

Mr. Hain

[holding answer 19 June 2000]: According to the United Nations Secretariat there are 1,148 approved posts for international staff working for UNMIK, 75 per cent. of which are currently filled. There are a number of staff who have been appointed but have not yet arrived in Kosovo. When they do, 90 per cent. of the approved posts for international staff will be filled.