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The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-led international peacekeeping force which was responsible for establishing a secure environment in Kosovo. KFOR entered Kosovo on 12 June 1999, two days after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244. At the time, Kosovo was facing a grave humanitarian crisis, with military forces from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in daily engagement. According to NATO, Serb forces had committed ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Albanians and the death toll had reached a historic high. Nearly one million people had fled Kosovo as refugees. KFOR has gradually transferred responsibilities to the Kosovo Police and other local authorities. , KFOR consists of 4000 troops.〔http://www.aco.nato.int/kfor/about-us/troop-numbers-contributions.aspx〕 ==Objectives== NATO’s initial mandate was: *to deter renewed hostility and threats against Kosovo by Yugoslav and Serb forces; *to establish and maintain a secure environment in Kosovo, including public safety and civil order; *to demilitarise the Kosovo Liberation Army; *to support the international humanitarian effort; *to coordinate with and support the international civil presence. Today, KFOR focuses on building a secure environment in which all citizens, irrespective of their ethnic origins, can live in peace and, with international aid, democracy and civil society are gradually gaining strength. KFOR tasks have included: *assistance with the return or relocation of displaced persons and refugees; *reconstruction and demining; *medical assistance; *security and public order; *security of ethnic minorities; *protection of patrimonial sites; *border security; *interdiction of cross-border weapons smuggling; *implementation of a Kosovo-wide weapons, ammunition and explosives amnesty programme; *weapons destruction; *support for the establishment of civilian institutions, law and order, the judicial and penal system, the electoral process and other aspects of the political, economic and social life of the province. The Contact Group countries have said publicly that KFOR will remain in Kosovo to provide the security necessary to support the provisions of a final settlement of Kosovo's status. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kosovo Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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