Factsheet Who we are One of the Mission’s main Presence The OSCE Mission works to improve objectives is to further the development of a democratic and The Mission has five regional the protection of human and multi-ethnic society in Kosovo, centres – Gjilan/Gnjilane, where the rights of all people are Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, Pejë/Peć, community rights, promote good fully and equally respected. To Prishtinë/ Priština and Prizren, this end, the Mission supports with field teams covering all of 38 governance and enhance public institutions and the civil society municipalities across Kosovo. sector through training, advocacy, safety standards in Kosovo. The promotion and expertise. Mandate
Mission, established in 1999, is the The Mission has supported The Mission’s mandate, the establishment of a number outlined in United Nations largest field operation in the OSCE. of key institutions, including Security Council Resolution the Assembly of Kosovo, the 1244, and OSCE Permanent Ombudsperson Institution, the Council Decision No. 305 of 1 Kosovo Academy of Public Safety, July 1999, gives the Mission a It is the only civilian international the Kosovo Academy of Justice, “leading role in matters relating the Central Election Commission, to institution and democracy- organization present all over the Office of the Language building and human rights.” Commissioner, and municipal Kosovo that closely monitors community protection bodies. The Mission works closely with other OSCE field missions political, justice, institutional in South-East Europe, to improve regional co-operation, and security developments and dialogue and reconciliation.
provides recommendations for improvements where needed.
The Mission organized a camp for students of architecture and anthropology The EmPower Local Women Politicians Programme is grounded on to expand their knowledge and awareness of cultural heritage values, principles of equity, equality, participation, transparency and accountability, along with its cultural, social and economic benefits. Students conducted with the overarching goal of strengthening local women’s public and research and documentation on the state of the Old Bazaar in Pejë/Peć. political participation and representation. What we do of relations between religious and their greater transparency, The Mission’s activities are guided communities and institutions and providing expert advice on and their participation in local electoral policies and processes. by four principles: mainstreaming security mechanisms, as well as promoting their engagement in At the local level, the Mission multi-ethnicity, tolerance, dialogue preventing and combating violent advises municipalities on issues extremism and radicalisation that such as budget development and and reconciliation; promoting lead to terrorism. Additionally, audit processes, e-governance, it supports institutions to gender responsive budgeting, equality, institutional transparency reintegrate repatriated persons inter-municipal co-operation, from conflict areas. legal drafting, policy- and accountability; sustainability; making and implementation, environmental governance, and advancing gender, youth Democratization effective implementation of the right to access public and communities’ rights. The Mission provides support documents, and the right to to government institutions in protection of personal data. The Mission advances gender protect cultural and religious performing their functions both equality and women and heritage, the Mission contributes individually and together as The Mission endeavors to girls’ empowerment through to full implementation of Special an integrated system of good enhance the adherence of media all its programming while Protective Zones legislation and governance. It works with the institutions - such as the public supporting institutions in provides appropriate training. Assembly of Kosovo, Central broadcaster, Press Council of implementing gender sensitive Election Commission, independent Kosovo and Independent Media legal and policy frameworks. As a key international actor, the institutions, government Commission - to the legal and Mission reviews draft legislation bodies, and municipalities to regulatory framework, self- The Mission has three and policy documents for enhance their ability to provide regulation, and international programmatic departments: compliance with international effective public services in standards. Additionally, it works Human Rights and Communities, human rights standards and rule a transparent, accountable, to foster professional journalism Democratization, and Security of law principles and monitors and fully inclusive manner. standards and ethics, and a and Public Safety. implementation. The Mission’s safer environment for journalists, trial monitoring program monitors The Mission supports all levels as well as expand media and cases at all stages throughout of government to improve information literacy education. Human Rights and Kosovo for compliance with fair inter-governmental co- Communities trial and international human ordination in policy-making The Mission takes an all- rights standards. Based on and implementation. encompassing approach to Protecting and promoting this monitoring, the Mission strengthening civil society human rights and community publishes reports offering practical The Mission’s work in the organizations’ and young rights in Kosovo are among recommendations to justice Assembly supports cross-party people’s public participation and the Mission’s key objectives. system institutions and actors for collaboration through mechanisms their contributions to inter- and remedial actions, including on such as the Women’s Caucus, intra-community dialogue. In The Mission focuses on non- training and suggested legislative Youth Caucus, and a network particular, the Mission promotes majority communities’ rights changes. The Mission also of women committee chairs, equal and inclusive public by advocating for their full strengthens the capacities of the and supports its transparency participation in policy and participation in the decision- judiciary, non-judicial institutions and internal capacities through decision-making processes at all making process, their security, and civil society organizations in technical advisory support. The levels, with a particular focus on language rights and education. the promotion and protection of Mission assists independent young women, youth belonging The Mission monitors the returns human rights, promoting equality institutions such as the Audit to non-majority communities, and reintegration process and and non-discrimination, raising Office, Information and Privacy young persons with disabilities advocates for property rights of awareness and protecting rights Agency, and Agency for and those from remote areas. displaced persons, vulnerable of vulnerable groups, including Prevention of Corruption in groups and especially women. victims of domestic violence. The complying with democratic In line with OSCE commitments, In these areas, it monitors and Mission aims to foster dialogue standards and enhancing the the Mission is keen to advance advocates for the institutions’ and build young peoples’ quality of their work, in line with Youth and Women, Peace and compliance with international capacities to protect, promote international best practices. Security Agendas, including human rights instruments and and apply human rights in their It also strengthens electoral through flagship initiatives, such as proper implementation of the daily lives through the principles of processes by supporting electoral the Dialogue Academy for Young applicable legislation. As a rule of law and access to justice. management bodies to ensure Women from Prishtinë/Priština member of the Implementation In addition to promoting inter- that elections are administered and Belgrade, organized jointly Monitoring Council, which has faith dialogue, the Mission professionally and fairly, facilitating with the OSCE Mission to Serbia. a mandate to preserve and supports the strengthening digitalization of electoral process What we do (continued)
Security and society. It also offers expertise Public Safety and advisory assistance to the Kosovo Academy for Public The Mission provides the public Safety in strengthening its safety agencies of the Ministry capacities and internal quality of Internal Affairs and Ministry of control of training programmes. Justice with multifaceted support to prevent and combat security threats To foster dialogue between and foster a safe environment for all communities and police, the communities in Kosovo. It primarily Mission works to expand police- To help increase safety for all communities in Janjevë/Janjevo, a focuses on strategic and capacity public partnerships, bolstering picturesque village home to Kosovo Croats, Kosovo Albanians, Kosovo building support to enhance the the ability of community safety Turks, and Kosovo Roma, the Mission with the support of the Croatian skills of public safety agencies in fora to address local safety and Embassy donated CCTV equipment to the municipality of Lipjan/Lipljan preventing and fighting various security issues across Kosovo. and local police station. serious and organized crimes. It also works with the strategy combining community policing and The Mission also offers such intelligence-led policing, engaging assistance to augment the skills of both the police and community public safety entities in forensics, safety fora in tackling criminality increasing representation in their The Mission also engages with police oversight, and special affecting communities’ quality of life. structures of women and non- the police and young people in operational policing, as well as majority communities, including preventing youth delinquency, in communication, emergency The Mission supports public safety empowering the strategic police especially on topics such as management, and rehabilitation agencies and women’s professional gender equality agenda. drug abuse, violent extremism of incarcerated persons and their associations in recruitment and radicalization, violence in subsequent integration in the and retention, particularly in schools, and hate crimes.
Facts and figures Head of Mission Staffing Budget Ambassador Michael Davenport 491 posts, 115 international and 376 local staff. The Mission’s personnel is 17,462,600 Euros Deputy Head of Mission based at the Headquarters in Prishtinë/ Cornelia Taylor Priština and five Regional Centres - Gjilan/ Gnjilane, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, Pejë/ Peć, Prishtinë/Priština and Prizren.
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