The concept is distinct from a United Nations protectorate, a temporary government under direct UN administration.

It was returned to Croatian control after the war, following the short period of UN administration (1996-1998).

UN administration from 1999 until independence in 2002.

Once formed, the Council would delegate executive powers to an interim UN administration.

The resolution placed Kosovo under UN administration and authorized a peacekeeping force.

There are still questions on how this mission should replace the UN administration in Kosovo.

The UN administration did not find any appropriate measures to calm down the Kosovo-Albanian majority.

Was muddling along after nine years of an increasingly illegitimate, increasingly ineffective UN administration an option?

Kosovo has been under UN administration now for 10 years.

In an interim period a UN administration will be put in place.