United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

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The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is an officially mandated United Nations mission in Kosovo. UNMIK describes its mandate as being to "help the United Nations Security Council achieve an overall objective, namely, to ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo and advance regional stability in the Western Balkans." The UNMIK was established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1244, which was passed on 10 June 1999. The Resolution authorised an international civil and military presence in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In that Resolution, the UN decided to "[deploy] in Kosovo, under United Nations auspices, [an] international civil and security [presence]". From 2003 to 2013, the Office of Political Affairs was headed by Jolyon Naegele. The Assembly of Kosovo adopted the declaration of independence on 17 February 2008; Kosovo Serb parliamentarians boycotted the session. Serbia considers the declaration to be illegal...

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