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- Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.
On 10 June 1999 NATO's Secretary General ordered the suspension of air operations after verifying that the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces had begun. The same day the Security Council adopted Resolution 1244, establishing UNMIK and authorising KFOR.
The resolution was adopted by 14 votes, with China abstaining. It provided for “substantial autonomy within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia” during the interim period and for the demilitarisation of the KLA [1] [2] [3].
Historical context
1999
From the Reçak massacre to the entry of KFOR: six months that saw failed negotiations, NATO's intervention, the mass expulsion of Albanians and crimes documented by international courts.
Read the chapter “1999: Reçak, expulsions and the end of the war”Sources
- [1]Këshilli i Sigurimit i OKB-së. Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999). 1999-06-10. S/RES/1244 (1999). https://docs.un.org/en/S/RES/1244(1999). Accessed 2026-09-16.
- [2]Këshilli i Sigurimit i OKB-së. Security Council, welcoming Yugoslavia's acceptance of peace principles, authorizes civil, security presence in Kosovo (SC/6686). 1999-06-10. https://press.un.org/en/1999/19990610.sc6686.html. Accessed 2026-09-16.
- [3]NATO. Statement by the Secretary General of NATO on the suspension of air operations, 10 June 1999. 1999-06-10. https://nato.int/cps/en/SID-E123FEB3-4BC1AC60/natolive/opinions_27540.htm. Accessed 2026-09-16.
- [4]Këshilli i Sigurimit i OKB-së. Resolution 1244 (1999) — Biblioteka Digjitale e OKB-së. 1999-06-10. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/274488?ln=en. Accessed 2026-09-16.