News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
“How Do I See You? – Kosovo:” OSCE Mission and DokuFest bring youth from different communities together through intercultural exchange camp
Publishing date: 8 May 2023
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in co-operation with DokuFest, completed on 7 May 2023 an eight-day intercultural exchange camp as part of “How Do I See You? – Kosovo” initiative. The activity connected 14 young people from different communities, areas and backgrounds, in order for them to know each
OSCE Mission, Information and Privacy Agency discuss reconciling right to privacy and access to public documents with municipal officials in Kosovo
Publishing date: 25 April 2023
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Information and Privacy Agency (IPA) concluded a series of five regional workshops for over 100 municipal officials from municipalities across Kosovo on the topic of balancing the right to privacy and access to public documents. The discussions focused on the
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports establishment of Municipal Coordination Mechanism against Domestic Violence in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë
Publishing date: 16 March 2023
The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Michael Davenport, attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a Municipal Coordination Mechanism against Domestic Violence (MCMDV) in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë Municipality. Ambassador Davenport emphasized that the establishment
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes local ownership of digital tools to support civil society
Publishing date: 1 March 2023
The OSCE Mission handed over today its Kosovo Funding Portal – a source of funding and training opportunities for civil society organizations (CSOs) – to the CSOs network ‘Platforma CiviKos’, in a move aimed at increasing local ownership and long-term sustainability of digital tools to support
OSCE Mission, ODIHR train Kosovo Police and civil society organizations on hate crime
Publishing date: 29 December 2022
Twenty-three Kosovo Police officers and representatives of civil society organizations took part in the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Training against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE), held from 14 to 16 December 2022. TAHCLE is
OSCE Mission in Kosovo concludes series of lectures on media and information literacy in three public universities
Publishing date: 23 December 2022
Between October and November 2022, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo facilitated 48 lectures on media and information literacy for students at public universities in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South, Pejë/Peć and Gjakovë/Ðakovica. A total of 185 students participated in these lectures and acquired key media
OSCE Mission supports Kosovo Police in enhancing discipline and accountability
Publishing date: 25 November 2022
To assist the Kosovo Police (KP) in enhancing internal investigations and background checks, the Mission supported a three-day study visit of five senior managers of the KP Professional Standards Division to the General Inspectorate of National Gendarmerie and France National Police in Paris.