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OSCE Kosovo Mission begins training of newly elected Assembly members
PRISTINA 3 December 2001
PRISTINA, 3 December 2001 (OSCE) - Members of Kosovo's Assembly will gather for the first time this week as they participate in a post-election training organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in collaboration with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The training, which will take the form of a seven-day seminar for elected members, aims to raise awareness about the roles and responsibilities of the Assembly. Through its focus on developing an effective and representative legislature, it also aims to assist in the establishment of new government structures emphasizing transparency in operations, ethical conduct, and democratic governance.
The first day is directed to the thirty-four women members of the Assembly to learn and practice skills that will increase effective interaction within political parties to be effective parliamentarians, while strengthening their contribution as decision-makers.
Individual daylong sessions will also be held for each of the larger political parties in the Assembly, including one day for the political entities representing Kosovo's smaller communities. These sessions will address some of the practicalities of working as an elected member of a parliament, such as how to create a legislative agenda and how to respond to the needs of constituents.
Parliamentarians from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States will offer their experiences to Assembly members on the day-to-day functioning of a legislative body.
A reception - sponsored by the OSCE, NDI, STAR Network, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and USAID - will be held to honour the women elected to Kosovo's Assembly.
The OSCE's mandate is to support the development of democratic structures, which represent the collective interests of all communities in Kosovo. To date, it has provided training for Kosovo's Municipal Assemblies and its civil administration, assisting in the development of a culture of good governance.
The training, which will take the form of a seven-day seminar for elected members, aims to raise awareness about the roles and responsibilities of the Assembly. Through its focus on developing an effective and representative legislature, it also aims to assist in the establishment of new government structures emphasizing transparency in operations, ethical conduct, and democratic governance.
The first day is directed to the thirty-four women members of the Assembly to learn and practice skills that will increase effective interaction within political parties to be effective parliamentarians, while strengthening their contribution as decision-makers.
Individual daylong sessions will also be held for each of the larger political parties in the Assembly, including one day for the political entities representing Kosovo's smaller communities. These sessions will address some of the practicalities of working as an elected member of a parliament, such as how to create a legislative agenda and how to respond to the needs of constituents.
Parliamentarians from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States will offer their experiences to Assembly members on the day-to-day functioning of a legislative body.
A reception - sponsored by the OSCE, NDI, STAR Network, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and USAID - will be held to honour the women elected to Kosovo's Assembly.
The OSCE's mandate is to support the development of democratic structures, which represent the collective interests of all communities in Kosovo. To date, it has provided training for Kosovo's Municipal Assemblies and its civil administration, assisting in the development of a culture of good governance.