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Ambassador Gerard McGurk assumes duties as new Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 May 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 05 May 2025 – Ambassador Gerard McGurk, a career member of the British Diplomatic Service, has been appointed as the new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and has officially assumed his duties today.
Acting Head of OSCE Mission Cornelia Taylor visits Mitrovicë/Mitrovica region to engage with civil society and media
Publishing date: 24 April 2025
Today, the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Cornelia Taylor, visited Mitrovicë/Mitrovica region to engage with local organizations supporting people with disabilities and survivors of domestic violence, and to meet with women editors and journalists. The visit began at “Podrži Me”, an
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Ranilug/Ranillug municipality and its Local Public Safety Committee in successfully implementing community safety initiatives
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
Today, the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Cornelia Taylor visited the Municipality of Ranilug/Ranillug to meet the Mayor Katarina Ristić-Ilić and to see up-close the community safety initiative implemented by the Local Public Safety Committee (LPSC) in Ranilug/Ranillug with OSCE support.
OSCE launches new Policy Briefs on Media and Information Literacy to strengthen media resilience in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 March 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 March 2025 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has launched a comprehensive series of policy briefs on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) aimed at addressing the growing challenges posed by misinformation, disinformation, digital manipulation, and ethical concerns in the media landscape.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo marks International Women’s Day with activities empowering women
Publishing date: 10 March 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
In recognition of International Women’s Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo supported a series of impactful activities aimed at empowering women, advancing gender equality, and raising awareness of women’s contributions across various fields. The activities, spanning over the course of the week,
OSCE Mission hands over servers to Central Election Commission to strengthen election management in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 February 2025
In its continuous efforts to improve digital efficiency, transparency, and integrity of the election management in Kosovo, the OSCE Mission, alongside the German Embassy, handed over three servers to the Central Election Commission (CEC) today. The servers follow last year’s handover of the
OSCE Mission supports Kosovo Academy for Public Safety to sign co-operation agreement with North Carolina Justice Academy
Publishing date: 4 October 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
The Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS) and the United States North Carolina Justice Academy (NCJA) signed a landmark co-operation agreement today. The agreement is the result of the OSCE Mission’s programmatic work aimed at further developing KAPS's capacities to train new professional