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  OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Christophe Kamp emphasizes need for effective consultation with non-majority communities during visit to Kosovo
Publishing date: 2 September 2025
                Content type:  News
                    
                    
                
       OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Christophe Kamp visited Kosovo from 25 to 29 August 2025, where he met with the authorities in Prishtinë/Priština. He also met representatives of non-majority communities, religious leaders and civil society organizations, as well as members of the
                    
        
OSCE Mission in Kosovo hosts concluding Local Women Caucuses conference with call for more progress on gender equality and inclusive local governance
Publishing date: 23 July 2025
                Content type:  News
                    Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
                    What we do: Elections, Good governance, Gender equality
                
      Prishtinë / Priština, 23 July 2025 The OSCE Mission hosted today Local Women’s Caucuses (LWCs) from across Kosovo for a concluding conference on their progress in promoting gender equality and inclusive local governance as they conclude their current mandate.
                    
        
OSCE field operations foster regional inter-municipal co-operation against domestic and gender-based violence
Publishing date: 16 July 2025
                Content type:  News
                    Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Skopje
                    What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
                
      Around 50 representatives from municipalities, law enforcement, judiciary, social services and civil society from Kukës and Dragash/Dragaš gathered in Kukës to strengthen co-operation in addressing domestic and gender-based violence, on 16 July 2025.
                    
        
OSCE Mission supports outreach campaign encouraging young women and men to join Kosovo Police
Publishing date: 2 July 2025
                
        
       As part of an ongoing campaign to promote careers in law enforcement, from 26 June to 2 July 2025, the OSCE Mission supported the Kosovo Police in organizing a series of outreach meetings across five regions in Kosovo. The initiative targeted young women and men, mainly from non-majority
                    
        
OSCE Mission Hands Over Specialized Vehicles to Kosovo Police to Improve Public Safety and Security
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
                Content type:  News
                    Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
                    What we do: Arms control, Policing, Rule of law
                
      The OSCE Mission in Kosovo handed over five specialized vehicles to the Kosovo Police K9 unit on 24 June 2025 to enhance the operational capabilities of police canine teams.
                    
        
Steering Committee Meeting of Regional Trial Monitoring Project Shows Unified Commitment to Justice Reform in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 June 2025
                
        
      Prishtinë/Priština, 20 June 2025- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo hosted the Steering Committee meeting for the Regional Trial Monitoring Project on Combatting Organised Crime and Corruption in the Western Balkans in Prishtinë/Priština on 19 June 2025.
                    
        
OSCE Mission Supports Kosovo Academy for Public Safety in Functionalizing Quality Assurance Commission
Publishing date: 28 May 2025
                Content type:  News
                    Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
                      
       As part of its ongoing commitment to support the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS), the OSCE Mission in Kosovo recently facilitated the second study visit to the North Carolina Justice Academy (NCJA) in the United States (US). Building on a previous course delivered to senior officials of