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10 June 1999 · 1999

Resolution 1244 and the suspension of the bombing

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.
Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.The 1998–1999 warDiplomacyInternational intervention

Editorial status: Awaiting verificationDrafted from the cited sources; not yet fully reviewed by the editors.

Key facts

Date
10 June 1999
Place
Unknown
Sources
4
Evidence status
Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.

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].

Sources

  1. [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. [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. [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. [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.

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