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OSCE helps young people in Kosovo voice their concerns, influence decision-making
Publishing date: 12 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 12 August 2014 – To mark International Youth Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, UNICEF and GIZ (the German agency for international co-operation) will support today 25 Local Youth Action Councils (LYACs) in taking the concerns of young people to local- and central-level officials.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for stronger protection of community rights by municipalities
Publishing date: 27 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 27 June 2014 – Municipal mechanisms for the protection of community rights and interests should be further improved to ensure more active participation by communities in local governance and public affairs, concludes a report by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo published today...
Municipalities in Kosovo should further improve compliance with languages law, says OSCE Mission report
Publishing date: 23 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 23 June 2014 – Municipalities in Kosovo should further improve their compliance with the Law on the Use of Languages, concludes an OSCE Mission report presented today...
OSCE Mission to present report on language rights compliance by municipalities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 June 2014 – The OSCE Mission will present its report on how municipalities in Kosovo comply with language rights, at a conference in Pejё/Peć this coming Monday...
OSCE supports Kosovo municipalities in drafting social housing plans
Publishing date: 5 June 2014
A three-day workshop for municipal officials on drafting social housing plans concluded on 4 June 2014 in Dragash/Dragaš municipality...
OSCE workshops focus on protection of property and housing rights in Kosovo
Publishing date: 28 April 2014
Between 11 and 27 April 2014, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized a series of five awareness-raising workshops on the protection of property and housing rights of non-Albanian communities, particularly land expropriation, illegal occupation and immovable property tax...
OSCE Mission calls for enhanced protection of cultural and religious heritage in Kosovo
Publishing date: 9 April 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 9 April 2014- The legal framework on the protection of cultural and religious heritage is generally in line with international human rights standards, however, it fails to clearly define and divide institutional responsibilities in this regard, which adversely affects the protection of a rich and diverse cultural heritage, concludes a report by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...