News 2009

Back Kosovo*: Exchange between the Commissioner and the UN on the environmental disaster in Roma camp

[23/04/09 12:00] The Commissioner published today an exchange of letters with Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Kosovo on the situation of the Roma, Askhali and Egyptian families who are living in the lead-contaminated camps of Cesmin Lug and Osterode in north Mitrovica.Offering his support to UNMIK, the Commissioner stresses the urgency of ensuring a viable solution for the people who are still living in the contaminated camps. The Commissioner's letter was sent to UNMIK after his visit to Kosovo carried out in March and is published together with the response of Ambassador Zannier.
Read the Letter of the Commissioner
Read the response of Ambassador Lamberto Zannier

* "All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo."