Kosovo Trust Building

Initiative Status All Completed Partially completed In progress No activity

#	Initiative	Status	Start	End	Actors	Recommendations	Themes
1	Enhanced Access to Justice and Rule of Law Reform project	In progress			UNDP Royal Embassy of Norway in Kosovo	Implement relevant legislation and policies addressing use of language in rule of law systems, including through a) verification of accuracy and qu... Enhance significance of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms aiming at reducing the backlog of cases. Increasing the funds to be used for thes... Enhance strategy to reduce case backlog. At the local level more funds are needed so additional interpreters could be employed, or the translating services could be outsourced.	#HUMAN RIGHTS
2	Empowering Youth for a Peaceful, Prosperous, and Sustainable Future in Kosovo	In progress	2019-01-01	2020-06-01	UNDP	To strengthen partnership between youth-led initiatives and media actors in order to amplify the positive role of youth in building sustainable pea... To provide incentives for involvement of young people in awareness raising campaigns offline and online on societal issues, including as key actors... Municipal authorities should promote programs that raise awareness on building inter-religious trust ; To present women as leaders and role models and avoid portrayals that reinforce discriminatory and patriarchal attitudes and social norms about the... Brain-gain, young people that graduated abroad should be encouraged to return by different programs, they should be offered positions without condi...	#YOUTH
3	Integrated Territorial Development 2	Completed	2017-01-01	2020-01-01	UNDP	Women are discriminated against in the labor market. Implement the 40% quota as per EU regulation throughout Kosovo. Technical assistance to communities to help draft business plans and develop technical capacities. Responsible actor/s-Ministry of Labor, Chamber o... Establish inter-ethnic projects in the agricultural sector and increase support to farmers and the food processing industry. Financially support wi... Economic policies should take into consideration local specificity – north of Kosovo, enclaves and Kosovo in general. Provide support – mentoring, grants and networking for micro, small and medium enterprises of women entrepreneurs to expand their businesses. Activ...	#HUMAN RIGHTS
4	Support Disaster Preparedness Response and Recovery Capacities of Northern Mitrovica Region	Completed	2018-09-01	2019-03-01	UNDP NGO Domovik	Municipalities to address sexual harassment at the workplace through workshops, info sessions, thus increasing security and decreasing discriminati...	#GENDER EQUALITY
5	Support to Strengthening the Rule of Law in Kosovo	Completed	2014-10-01	2020-01-01	UNDP	Enhance significance of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms aiming at reducing the backlog of cases. Increasing the funds to be used for thes... Raise the public awareness about the judicial system (and how to better avail of the integrated system i.e. how is the court structured, what citiz... Training of the staff to be financed by the international community.
6	Active Labour Market Programmes 2	In progress	2014-01-01	2021-01-01	UNDP	Women are discriminated against in the labor market. Implement the 40% quota as per EU regulation throughout Kosovo. Technical assistance to communities to help draft business plans and develop technical capacities. Responsible actor/s-Ministry of Labor, Chamber o... Establish inter-ethnic projects in the agricultural sector and increase support to farmers and the food processing industry. Financially support wi... Kosovo institutions to provide one-year paid internships to graduates of higher education to allow them to obtain first work experience: Tripartite... Provide support – mentoring, grants and networking for micro, small and medium enterprises of women entrepreneurs to expand their businesses. Activ...	#YOUTH #HUMAN RIGHTS
7	Advanced of Youth, Peace and Security agenda in Kosovo - 3rd United Nations Youth Assembly in Kosovo	Completed	2019-04-20	2019-06-24	IOM UNMIK UN Women UNDCO United Youth Task Force UNICEF NGO PEN Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports	To provide incentives for involvement of young people in awareness raising campaigns offline and online on societal issues, including as key actors... Prevent youth-based violence by educating young people on mediation and dialogue as alternative ways of dealing with conflict.	#YOUTH
8	Several projects	In progress			UNDP	International community to finance workshops and projects aimed at increasing gender awareness.	#GENDER EQUALITY #HUMAN RIGHTS
9	Healthier Kosovo	Completed	2018-01-01	2020-01-01	Ministry of Health Local Institutions Civil Society UNDP Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning	Increase understanding of the need for a better environment. Recommendation: Educate people for protection and better treatment of environment. Env...	#HUMAN RIGHTS
10	Promotion and Outreach	In progress			Eco Kosovo UNDP	Waste management in Kosovo needs to be addressed. There is no recycling plants for waste in Kosovo. Waste is a resource, which in Kosovo is lost in...	#HUMAN RIGHTS
11	Regional Programme on Local Democracy in the Western Balkans (ReLOAD)	In progress	2017-01-01	2020-01-01	Local Institutions Civil Society UNDP EU	Institutions should be encouraged to meet minimum prescribed standards for public participation. They are to improve mechanisms for transparency by...	#HUMAN RIGHTS
12	Improving Access to Justice in Kosovo	In progress	2018-08-01	2021-08-01	UNDP Royal Embassy of Norway in Kosovo	Special measures should be taken to ensure meaningful access to legal aid for women, children, IDPs and groups with special needs. Enhance significance of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms aiming at reducing the backlog of cases. Increasing the funds to be used for thes... Raise the public awareness about the judicial system (and how to better avail of the integrated system i.e. how is the court structured, what citiz... Enhance implementation of Anti-Discrimination Law, particularly extra-judicial mechanisms. Enhance strategy to reduce case backlog.	#HUMAN RIGHTS
13	Aid For Trade	Completed	2012-01-01	2018-12-01	Central institutions UNDP	Streamline public institutions to eliminate barriers that hinder competitiveness of Kosovo businesses. Activity: Working group between the private ...
14	Inter-Community Dialogue Through Inclusive Cultural Heritage Preservation	Completed	2018-05-01	2019-11-01	Civil Society UNDP Municipalities Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports	Prevent and manage incidents with religious connotation from escalating into larger conflict; Municipal authorities should promote programs that raise awareness on building inter-religious trust ; Increase coordination between municipalities and religious communities to restore and maintain damage/destroyed graveyards and religious heritage s...
15	Kosovo Safety and Security Project (KSSP)	In progress	2017-01-01	2020-12-01	UNDP KSSP	Train teachers from all communities on values of tolerance and non-discrimination and extend such knowledge to parents through regular consultation... Reinforce incorporation and further development of human rights education in the curricula of primary and secondary education institutions with a s... Ensure that education reform addresses discriminatory content aimed at other societal groups based on their ethnicity, religion, gender, race, sexu... Prevent youth-based violence by educating young people on mediation and dialogue as alternative ways of dealing with conflict.
16	Kosovo Safety and Security Project (KSSP)	In progress	2017-01-01	2020-12-01	UNDP KSSP	The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in cooperation with other local and international actors should invest in ed...
17	Dealing with Conflict Legacy Between Kosovo and Serbia	In progress	2018-11-01	2021-03-31		Increase cooperation between prosecution services of Serbia and Kosovo to tackle war crimes and cases of missing persons
18	Towards Small-Scale Innovative Ecosystems in Kosovo	Completed	2019-11-20		UNDP Finnish Embassy Kosovo UBT	Economic policies should take into consideration local specificity – north of Kosovo, enclaves and Kosovo in general.
19	Act locally – Let YOUR voice be heard!	Completed	2018-06-01	2018-11-30	UNDP Radio Mitrovica Sever	To strengthen partnership between youth-led initiatives and media actors in order to amplify the positive role of youth in building sustainable pea...	#YOUTH
20	Promotion of Zvečan-Zveçan as a Tourist Destination	Completed	2019-10-01	2020-03-01	UNDP Radio Mitrovica Sever	All media in Kosovo should have joint efforts to increase the presence of non-political topics of mutual concern, such as artistic and cultural eve...
21	Advanced Quality of Language Use in Justice Institutions	In progress			UNDP UNMIK	Implement relevant legislation and policies addressing use of language in rule of law systems, including through a) verification of accuracy and qu... At the central level help from international institutions and organizations is needed for financing engagement of more interpreters. Also, measures...	#LANGUAGE
22	Organization of the 2nd UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo	Completed	2018-03-01	2018-06-01	UNDP UNMIK UN Women United Youth Task Force UNICEF OSCE	To provide incentives for involvement of young people in awareness raising campaigns offline and online on societal issues, including as key actors... Prevent youth-based violence by educating young people on mediation and dialogue as alternative ways of dealing with conflict.	#YOUTH
23	Recycle, Preserve, Profit	In progress			UNDP EU NGO Center for Human Resources Development	Waste management in Kosovo needs to be addressed. There is no recycling plants for waste in Kosovo. Waste is a resource, which in Kosovo is lost in... Increase understanding of the need for a better environment. Recommendation: Educate people for protection and better treatment of environment. Env... Promote environmental protection as an asset for economic development and develop profit-oriented waste management. Stimulate and reward private bu...
24	Women's ecology	Completed	2019-10-01	2020-04-01	UNDP NGO Santa Maria	Encourage cooperation of women in: media, NGO and politics. International community to finance workshops and projects aimed at increasing gender awareness.	#GENDER EQUALITY
25	Mitrovica Environmental Forum and Research Platform (INFORM)	In progress	2019-08-19	2020-05-20	UNDP IBCM	Increase understanding of the need for a better environment. Recommendation: Educate people for protection and better treatment of environment. Env...
26	Mens Sana In Corpore Sano	Completed	2019-10-01	2020-04-01	UNDP NGO Aletro	Increase understanding of the need for a better environment. Recommendation: Educate people for protection and better treatment of environment. Env... Promote environmental protection as an asset for economic development and develop profit-oriented waste management. Stimulate and reward private bu...
27	Empowering Girls Through Sports Activities	Completed	2019-10-01	2020-04-01	UNDP NGO Sokolica	International community to finance workshops and projects aimed at increasing gender awareness.	#YOUTH
28	Human Negative Environmental Impact	Completed	2019-10-01	2020-04-01	UNDP NGO Ecologica	Increase understanding of the need for a better environment. Recommendation: Educate people for protection and better treatment of environment. Env...	#YOUTH
29	Designing the Future	In progress	2019-10-01	2020-05-30	UNDP NGO 4Life	Technical capacities in municipalities have to be improved through projects of international organizations by providing better technical conditions... Institutions should be encouraged to meet minimum prescribed standards for public participation. They are to improve mechanisms for transparency by...	#YOUTH
30	Improved Self-Employment and Employment opportunities in Viti/Vitina	In progress	2019-10-01	2020-06-01	UNDP Kosova Women for Women	Establish link between expertise and the grassroots, specifically youth, to prevent need to import skills: database, skill pool, formalized mentori... Encouraging volunteerism and paid internships. A list of employment positions that are in deficit should be created and young people encouraged to pursue their education in that direction.	#YOUTH
31	Enhancement of tourist capacity promotion in municipality Zvečan-Zveçan	Completed	2018-12-01	2019-06-01	UNDP Women's Cultural Center Zvečan-Zveçan	Economic policies should take into consideration local specificity – north of Kosovo, enclaves and Kosovo in general.
32	Choreographic Dances and Solokendimi	In progress	2019-10-01	2020-07-01	UNDP NGO Jonuz Ramadani	Encouraging volunteerism and paid internships.
33	Innovation Center for Information Technology	Completed			UNDP Youth Association for Human Rights	Increase focus on vocational education based on needs of the labor market. Responsible actor/s -Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mini...	#YOUTH
34	Youth Innovators for Development	In progress	2019-10-01	2020-05-31	UNDP Public Organization for Local Initiatives and Supports	Stimulate young entrepreneurs through business incubators, business start-ups specifically on innovation and digitalization. Reduced taxation, suff... Increase focus on vocational education based on needs of the labor market. Responsible actor/s -Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mini...	#YOUTH
35	Sustainable Environmental Civil Society Sector' (SPECIES)	Completed	2018-01-01	2019-01-01	UNDP	Increase understanding of the need for a better environment. Recommendation: Educate people for protection and better treatment of environment. Env...
36	Promotion of the Aromatic Medical Plants sector in Viti/Vitina	In progress			UNDP EU	Increase focus on vocational education based on needs of the labor market. Responsible actor/s -Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mini...

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