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Presenting a report called "Kosovo One Year On", he urged the province's ethnic Albanians to build a tolerant, multi-ethnic society.
 Robertson: "The international community cannot leave the Kosovo job half-done"
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The call comes amid growing tension in Kosovo ahead of the first anniversary of Nato air strikes on 24 March, with repeated clashes between Serbs and ethnic Albanians, especially in the divided town of Mitrovica.
Lord Robertson said the Nato campaign had been "just and necessary".
"In the blizzard of words that has followed it is easy to overlook that simple fact," the report says.
"Serb forces are out, K-For is in, and the refugees are home."
'Mission possible'
Lord Robertson renewed calls for more money and international police to restore law and order to the province.
 More K-For troops are required to deal with ethnic tension in the province
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"This is mission possible, but it's going to call for patience perseverance and resources."
'Confidence zone'
Kosovo peacekeepers are launching new security measures in one of the province's most troubled and divided towns, Mitrovica.
Lord Robertson and Nato commander General Wesley Clark are due to visit the town on Friday.
A "confidence zone" is to be established in the town centre, where demonstrations, unauthorised parking and the use of unlicensed two-way radios will be banned.
 K-For has a large presence on the ground in towns like Mitrovica
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On the Serbian side, self-appointed "bridgekeepers" equipped with two-way radios maintain constant surveillance of movement across the bridge.
The few ethnic Albanians remaining in the north say they find the bridgekeepers intimidating and accuse them of having illegal arms.
Many ethnic Albanians were forced out of the northern part of the town during rioting in early February.
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