Kosovo

Region: Europe

  • Building a Better Future for Citizens of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje and Obiliq/Obilić: Participation, Protection, and Multi-Ethnic Partnerships for Improved Education, Health and Sustainable Livelihoods

    Duration: October 2012 - December 2015
    Budget: US$2,737,060
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP (lead), UNV, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO

    More than twenty years after the breakup of former Yugoslavia, Kosovo struggles to transition to greater peace, development and human rights. Today, Kosovans of all ethnicities endure some of the worst poverty in Europe. The combination of acute poverty and poor governance, coupled with inter-ethnic tensions, have resulted in a vicious cycle that limits the aspirations of all Kosovans to be free from want, fear and a life lived in dignity.
     

     

     

  • Area-Based Development Programme: Local Development for Community Stabilization in Mitrovica and Zvecan

    Duration: October 2008 - April 2011
    Budget: US$3,038,958
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, OHCHR, UNV

    The programme improved stability in Mitrovica and Zveçan through a multi-sectoral approach that underscored the protection and empowerment of local communities; strengthened institutions and enabled the planning and delivery of services to meet the needs of different neighbourhoods; and promoted greater exchange amongst communities.
     

     

     
  • A man wearing long sleeved pants, shirt, gloves, a hat and sunglasses holds two guns and is about to throw them into a fire as part of a gun destruction programme.

    Weapons in exchange for development/Illicit small arms control programme

    Duration: June 2003 - June 2006
    Budget: US$1,030,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme supported UNDP’s comprehensive Illicit Small Arms Control initiative and sought to reduce the possession of illicit small arms in post-conflict Kosovo.
     

     

     
  • The image is taken on a green hill overlooking a small town and runs off into the distance. All the tiled rooftops are orange and red tones.

    Community Information Centres

    Duration: October 2001 - September 2002
    Budget: US$269,388
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/DPI

    The overall goal of the programme was to increase participation by Kosovo's Serbs and other minority groups in the upcoming municipal elections. To this end, the programme supported a wide-ranging information campaign informing minorities of their rights in the newly adopted legislative framework and encouraging everyone to participate in the ongoing transitional process, including the upcoming elections.
     

     

     
  • A man at the front of the image bends over as he unloads a bag of cement. Next to him is a pile of cement bags. Behind him is a truck on which several men are standing, unloading bags of cement.

    Hospital rehabilitation programme in Kosovo

    Duration: October 2001 - October 2002
    Budget: US$1,019,964
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme provided the Kosovar population with access to modern, efficient, accessible, safe and affordable primary healthcare services, in addition to strengthening the capacities of medical professionals.
     

     

     
  • Young children sit at desks in a classroom, and are holding their hands up to the camera. They are sitting in wooden chairs. There are artworks made by the children hanging up on the walls of the classroom, and several games and toys at the back on some wooden shelves.

    School rehabilitation in Kosovo

    Duration: March 2001 - May 2002
    Budget: US$2,700,374
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme enhanced basic school conditions, improved the quality of education, and created a safer learning environment for students in Kosovo.
     

     

     
  • Seven young students stand at the camera smiling, with their arms around each other’s shoulders. They are standing in a dirt soccer field, and there are young boys playing behind them near a soccer goal. There are mountains in the backdrop.

    UNMIK school buses for minority students

    Duration: November 2000 - June 2003
    Budget: US$1,027,431
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme provided safe transport for minority school children in selected Kosovo municipalities in order for them to access educational facilities. In doing so, the programme aimed to foster a culture of reintegration among children from different ethnic groups.
     

     

     

  • Waste management programme in Drenica

    Duration: November 2000 - August 2003
    Budget: US$3,030,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme aimed to repair the sewage system in the rural municipality of Glogovac which was in a state of extreme disrepair, thus allowing sewage to flow into streets, gardens and public spaces. In doing so, the programme improved the overall health and sanitation status of conflict-affected communities and began the process of reconstruction and longer term development in the municipality.
     

     

     
  • A man at the front of the image leans over to pick up a large block of cement. In his other hand, he is carrying a large shovel. There are four men standing behind him who are also engaging in building tasks. Behind them is a damaged brick building and a mountain.

    Rehabilitation of brick factory

    Duration: November 2000 - December 2002
    Budget: US$3,866,375
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme restored the Perparimi brick factory back into operation, thereby increasing the availability of building materials to reconstruct and rebuild damaged housing in Skenderaj municipality.
     

     

     
  • An elderly man chips away at a wall with a hammer like tool. He is standing on a cement floor and is surrounded trees.

    Broadcasting Media Resource Centre in Kosovo

    Duration: October 2000 - January 2001
    Budget: US$440,650
    Implementing Agencies: UNMIK/UNOPS

    The programme improved the capacity of the broadcast media to provide the necessary coverage of the municipal elections in 2000. Technical assistance was provided to journalists and equipment for electronic information gathering was installed.
     

     

     

  • Housing and electrification programme in Kosovo (HEIK)

    Duration: August 2000 - November 2003
    Budget: US$20,448,626
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme addressed post-conflict reconstruction and reintegration in the districts of Peje Skenderal, Rahovec and Mitrovice by rebuilding damaged houses, restoring electrical distribution networks, and providing employment to Kosovar Albanians and Serbs.
     

     

     
  • Seven young students stand at the camera smiling, with their arms around each other’s shoulders. They are standing in a dirt soccer field, and there are young boys playing behind them near a soccer goal. There are mountains in the backdrop.

    Reactivation of quality primary education in Kosovo

    Duration: May 2000 - December 2004
    Budget: US$16,160,000
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    The programme improved basic school conditions for returnees and local communities by rebuilding schools, improving infrastructure, and introducing new teaching methods.
     

     

     
  • Men assist with the construction of a building in Decani.

    Emergency School Rehabilitation in Decani

    Duration: November 1999 - August 2000
    Budget: US$437,553
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    The programme provided emergency repairs to two primary schools in Decani municipality – the Lan Selimi Primary School in the village of Lumbardh and the Jusuf Gevalla Primary School in the village of Prapacan. This enabled students to resume their education in the immediate post-conflict peacebuilding period.