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shelter, precipitating a humanitarian crisis and calls for intervention by the
international community.
NATO intervention between March 24 and June 10, 1999, combined with
continued skirmishes between Albanian guerrillas and Yugoslav forces
resulted in a massive displacement of population in Kosova. During the
conflict roughly a million ethnic Albanians fled or were forcefully driven
from Kosova. Altogether, more than 11.000 deaths have been reported to
Carla Del Ponte by her prosecutors. Up to 20.000 Kosova Albanian women
were raped by Serbs during the Kosova carnage. Some 3.000 people are still
missing, of which 2.500 are Albanian, 400 Serbs and 100 Roma.
The UN administration period
After the war ended, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1244 that
placed Kosova under transitional UN administration (UNMIK) and
authorized KFOR, a NATO-led peacekeeping force. Resolution 1244 also
delivered that Kosova will have autonomy within Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (today legal successor of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is
Republic of Serbia).
Some 200.000-280.000, representing the majority of the Serb population,
left when the Serbian forces left. There was also some looting of Serb
properties and even violence against some of those Serbs and Roma who
remained. The current number of internally displaced persons is disputed,
with estimates ranging from 65.000 to 250.000. Many displaced Serbs are
afraid to return to their homes, even with UNMIK protection. Around
120.000-150.000 Serbs remain in Kosova, but are subject to ongoing
harassment and discrimination. According to Amnesty International, the
aftermarth of the war resulted in an increase in the trafficking of women for
sexual exploitation.
In 2001, UNMIK promulgated a Constitutional Framework for Kosova that
established the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG),
including an elected Kosova Assembly, Presidency and office of Prime
Minister. Kosova held its first free, Kosova-wide elections in late 2001
(municipal elections had been held the previous year).
In March 2004, Kosova experienced its worst inter-ethnic violence since the
Kosova War. The unrest in 2004 was sparked by a series of minor events
that soon cascaded into large-scale riots.
International negotiations began in 2006 to determine the final status of
Kosova, as envisaged under UN Security Council Resolution 1244.. The
UN-backed talks, lead by UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari, began in
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