UN: corruption remains major concern across Western Balkans

se times
18/05/2011

The average bribe ranged from 103 euros in Albania to 1,212 euros in Macedonia.
(The Sofia Echo, Xinhua - 18/05/11; UN Office on Drugs and Crime, UN Information Service, UN News Centre, AKI, Epoch Times - 17/05/11)
Citizens of the Western Balkans view corruption as the third most important issue, after unemployment and poverty that their countries need to address, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a new study Tuesday (May 17th). ...more...
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/05/18/feature-02

Serbia Calls For UN Probe Of Kosovo Organ Trafficking Allegations

radio free europe
May 13, 2011


Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has called on the United Nations to lead a probe into allegations that Kosovo rebels traded in organs taken from Serbian prisoners during the Kosovo conflict in 1999. ...more...
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http://www.rferl.org/content/serbia_calls_for_un_probe_on_kosovo_organ_trafficking_allegations/24104660.html

Foreign minister confers with UN secretary general

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Politics

Saturday 14.05.2011
13:28
Source: Tanjug

NEW YORK -- Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić has conferred in New York with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
They discussed Serbia's further steps regarding independent investigation into the human organ trade in Kosovo. ...more...
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Serbia "won't rest or retreat" on Kosovo organ probe

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Politics

Friday 13.05.2011
09:33
Source: Tanjug

NEW YORK -- Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić addressed on Thursday in New York the United Nations Security Council session on Kosovo. He asked for support to Serbia's formal proposal for investigation of the human organs trafficking allegations.

Jeremić noted in his address that "no existing institution can either conduct a comprehensive investigation, or ensure the cooperation of all concerned". ...more...
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No agreement on who should conduct investigation

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Politics

Friday 13.05.2011
10:55
Source: Beta

NEW YORK -- UN Security Council members have agreed that it is necessary to conduct an investigation into Dick Marty’s human organ trade allegations in Kosovo. However, they failed to agree on who should lead the probe, EULEX or the UN.U.S., Britain, Germany and France have assessed that EULEX has the capacity to conduct the investigation....more...
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UN Expected to Debate Kosovo, Organ Trade

balkan insight
11 May 2011 / 17:22

The UN Security Council will review the UN Secretary-General's quarterly report on Kosovo on Thursday in New York, and is expected to discuss a probe into organ trafficking allegations.
B92, Tanjug

Serbia's initiative for an independent investigation under a UN mandate into alleged organ trafficking in the province is also expected to be discussed....more...

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/un-expected-to-debate-kosovo-organ-trade

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UN chief backs Kosovo organ trade probe

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Politics

Tuesday 10.05.2011
13:54
Source: Tanjug

NEW YORK -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon forwarded to the UN Security Council Serbia's request for an investigation into the Kosovo human organ trafficking allegations....more...
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