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OSCE Kosovo Mission Head presents 2003 working plan
VIENNA 14 January 2003
VIENNA, 14 January 2003 - The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK), Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, today presented his working plans for 2003 to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
A key focus in the programme is to help and enable the people of Kosovo to take ever-increasing responsibility for the institutions of public life. OMiK will continue to develop the skills and capacities of elected and public officials in Kosovo to exercise public office and continue hand-over to the people of Kosovo.
In all of its activities, the Mission will work with the citizens of Kosovo to enhance the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) benchmarks - "standards before status" - using them as a tool to ensure Kosovo is moving in the right direction, in line with European standards and practices. At the local level, work with Municipal Assemblies will place emphasis on promoting local policy-making capacity based on informed choices and responsive to the needs of the citizens, and the ability to pursue those policies in accordance with the law and a demonstrated level of good governance.
The Democratisation Department will focus on reconciliation, integration and capacity building, promoting democratic values within ethnic communities and improving their position vis-à-vis other ethnic communities. Also the Department of Human Rights and Rule of Law will promote the right to return within the UNMIK framework. It will place emphasis on the design and implementation of new non-discrimination policies, the relationship between the right to return and the right to property, the assessment of potential threats to freedom of movement as an essential part of the right to return, and equal and unhindered access to the judicial system. The department will continue to act as the Secretariat to the Human Rights Oversight Committee (HROC) and the Chair of the Inter Pillar Working Group On Human Rights (IPWGHR), commenting on legislative proposals prepared by UNMIK Pillars and Offices.
To create an indigenous and sustainable electoral system, the Department of Elections will work with the Elections Working Group (EWG) to make recommendations for a permanent legal structure for elections in Kosovo.
The OSCE Department of Police Education and Development (DPED) will match and complement the UNMIK Police development and deployment strategy for the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) and to this end will continue basic police training. 6,200 police cadets will have been trained by December 2003.
A key focus in the programme is to help and enable the people of Kosovo to take ever-increasing responsibility for the institutions of public life. OMiK will continue to develop the skills and capacities of elected and public officials in Kosovo to exercise public office and continue hand-over to the people of Kosovo.
In all of its activities, the Mission will work with the citizens of Kosovo to enhance the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) benchmarks - "standards before status" - using them as a tool to ensure Kosovo is moving in the right direction, in line with European standards and practices. At the local level, work with Municipal Assemblies will place emphasis on promoting local policy-making capacity based on informed choices and responsive to the needs of the citizens, and the ability to pursue those policies in accordance with the law and a demonstrated level of good governance.
The Democratisation Department will focus on reconciliation, integration and capacity building, promoting democratic values within ethnic communities and improving their position vis-à-vis other ethnic communities. Also the Department of Human Rights and Rule of Law will promote the right to return within the UNMIK framework. It will place emphasis on the design and implementation of new non-discrimination policies, the relationship between the right to return and the right to property, the assessment of potential threats to freedom of movement as an essential part of the right to return, and equal and unhindered access to the judicial system. The department will continue to act as the Secretariat to the Human Rights Oversight Committee (HROC) and the Chair of the Inter Pillar Working Group On Human Rights (IPWGHR), commenting on legislative proposals prepared by UNMIK Pillars and Offices.
To create an indigenous and sustainable electoral system, the Department of Elections will work with the Elections Working Group (EWG) to make recommendations for a permanent legal structure for elections in Kosovo.
The OSCE Department of Police Education and Development (DPED) will match and complement the UNMIK Police development and deployment strategy for the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) and to this end will continue basic police training. 6,200 police cadets will have been trained by December 2003.