§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of progress made in implementing(a) Stage I and (b) Stage II of UNMIK's general strategy for Kosovo. [113876]
§ Mr. VazUNSCR 1244, which established the international presences in Kosovo, gave the UN Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK) responsibility for: (i) performing basic civilian administrative functions; (ii) developing provisional institutions for democratic self-government; and (iii) transferring responsibilities to these provisional institutions.
875WUNMIK has established a civil administration in Kosovo. It secured the agreement of the Kosovo Albanian leadership to participate in Joint Interim Administrative Structures (JIAS), integrating UNMIK administration with local participation. UNMIK hopes that the Kosovo Serbs will soon agree to join the JIAS. UNMIK plans to hold municipal elections in Kosovo later this year.
§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in respect of each of the last eight months how many civilian police officers were requested by the head of UNMIK in Kosovo. [113872]
§ Mr. HainThe UN Secretary General, who is responsible for making recommendations to the Security Council, requested in July 1999 that member states provide 3,110 police officers for the United Nations International Police. This request remained unchanged until November 1999 when the requirement was increased to 4,718.