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IOM Kosovo Marks 20 Years Of Service

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This year’s International Migrants Day (18 December) in Kosovo also marked the 20 years of IOM’s Mission in Kosovo. The event was celebrated with a high-level function attended by the IOM’s partners, stakeholders and beneficiaries. The event was opened with a short video depicting IOM’s work throughout the 20 years of its service as well series of speeches. Among the latter, Mr. Vladan Vukadinovic, a former displaced person and beneficiary of EU funded Return and Reintegration Program in Kosovo which stressed the impact of received assistance for his successful reintegration in Kosovo:“Even after 10 years spent in the displacement, the desire for my hometown has not vanished. Thus I took the decision to return … Now, almost a year after, I am still a returnee, since thanks to IOM and the Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Municipality my return has become sustainable for me and members of my family.” Read more at: http://bit.ly/2EIr7KN