EU invests €2 million for self-employment (Koha)
The project Business to Business which aims to initiate business cooperation between social enterprises created as a result of grant-scheme “Increasing the employment of vulnerable groups and businesses,” was opened today in Pristina. Kosovo’s Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, Arban Abrashi, said this project employed hundreds of people and trained over 500, including special […]
Read More →Thaci: The rights of persons with dissabilities, a constitutional obligation (Telegrafi)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci met today the President of the Association of Persons with Special Needs in Kosovo, Agim Vatovci, with whom he discussed about the work done by this organization and the challenges it is facing. On the verge of the International Day of Persons with Dissabilities, Thaci said it is the obligation of […]
Read More →RAE communities encounter difficulties in findings jobs (RTKLive/REF)
The Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (RAE) communities continue to face high unemployment in Kosovo. According to RAE communities’ representatives, 90% of members of these communities do not have employment contracts. The government of Kosovo has drafted a strategy for integration of RAE communities in 2008. However, RAE communities representatives say that this strategy has remained […]
Read More →UNDP donates search and rescue tools to emergency units (Koha)
Continuing with the assistance for the flood affected areas, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through its Disaster Risk Reduction project, provided search and rescue tools for Gllogoc/Glogovac and Malishevë/Mališevo municipalities. The activity is part of the recovery efforts for the flooding that severely affected these two municipalities in January 2016, and again this fall. Upon […]
Read More →Kosovo Police remains the most trusted institution (Kosovapress)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo today published the Public Pulse report on corruption. According to this report, Kosovo Police continues to be the most trusted institution in Kosovo. The report also notes that based on 1,300 respondents, 58 percent believe that corruption has increased in the last 12 months in Kosovo while […]
Read More →61.4% of children suffer from psychological violence and physical punishment (Koha)
The Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection in Kosovo – KOMF, through a press release issued today said that 61.4 % of children in Kosovo suffer from psychological violence and physical punishment. “The data show a high degree of violence committed against children. According to the Kosovo Statistics Agency, 61.4% of surveyed children up to […]
Read More →UN expert on cultural rights: Bridges, not walls through culture (Koha)
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Cultural Right, Karima Bennoune, who is currently visiting Kosovo, held a series of meetings with government officials, civil society and international representatives in Kosovo. However, a press conference called for Wednesday did not happen because her visit to Kosovo has not yet ended. She addressed the media only with […]
Read More →Number of ethnic incidents in Kosovo, larger than that reported by institutions (Koha)
The Equal Rights for All Coalition, funded by the EU and managed by the European Union Office in Kosovo, yesterday presented the report on “potentially ethnically motivated incidents: challenges in defining and reporting.” The report analyses reporting procedures applied by the police, with a particular focus on potentially ethnically motivated incidents, from the initial investigation […]
Read More →Verification of sexual violence victims, not started yet (Zëri)
The paper reports that the government commission in charge to verify the victims of sexual violence has not been established yet. This commission was supposed to start functioning as of November last year. However, the application deadline for members of this commission has been officially closed on Thursday. The government commission to verify the victims […]
Read More →UN Women launches report on sexual violence victims (Zeri)
The UN Women in Kosovo on Wednesday launched the project “Conflict brought no flowers” dedicated to survivors of sexual violence during the war in Kosovo. The project aims at making the voices of the victims of sexual violence be heard and give recommendations to relevant institutions on helping these victims. Flora Macula, chief of the […]
Read More →OSCE and Orthodox Church condemn attack on mosque in Gjilan (Kallxo.com)
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo through a press statement condemned the attempt by a Kosovo Serb to demolish the minaret of a mosque in the village of Velekincë, in Gjilan municipality a few days ago. “Ambassador Schlumberger condemns attack on Velekinca Mosque and commends police and local leadership for response that keeps this incident isolated,” […]
Read More →Kosovo air quality harms the health of citizens (Koha Ditore)
The air quality in Kosovo is far away from European standards and exceeding the allowed rates. Among the biggest polluters in Kosovo are considered the power plants of the Kosovo Energy Corporation, but also the old cars and coal used for heating during the winter, Koha Ditore reports. The risk from the polluted air had […]
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