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This report describes the results from a two-week Heritage Lab workshop on rural development held in Letnicë/Letnica in 2019, and outlines the process of creating a rural development plan from its early stage. Based on international experience and local knowledge, it offers an insight in the multifaceted aspects of rural development through the valorisation of cultural and natural heritage. The report also presents the key challenges that Letnicë/Letnica and the small Kosovo Croat community are facing, as well as the positive features and potential this multi-ethnic village has to contribute to its sustainable change. Based on the analysis of the local resources, the report offers broad recommendations for development which represent the four pillars of sustainable development: social, economic, environmental, and cultural. These recommendations should stimulate the elaboration of both a full rural development plan and an action plan to guide its implementation for Letnicë/Letnica and the communities that live there.

This report investigates the protection of the rights of children involved in the Kosovo justice system. Observations from trial monitoring and interviews with judicial and non-judicial staff are analysed in light of domestic and international law and standards. Conclusions and recommendations are provided to various institutions for the promotion and advancement of children’s rights and their best interests.

Newsletter by the OSCE Secretariat

A Guide on Municipal Statutes that is intended to assist municipalities in Kosovo to draft Municipal Statutes.

From 17 to 20 November 2016, the OSCE Mission is supporting the Kosovo Police mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims through a small-scale information campaign to raise awareness about traffic safety and invite the public to respect traffic rules. The campaign includes an information leaflet with main causers of traffic accidents and personal stories of people affected by them, as well as participation in various TV and radio debates on the topic.

This report highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2024.

The OSCE participating States have agreed to several commitments that specifically mandate the Organization’s structures to assist participating States with developing programmes aimed at preventing all forms of gender-based violence, as outlined in the 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality, and OSCE Ministerial Council decisions from 2005, 2014 and 2018 which emphasize the importance of collecting and disseminating reliable, disaggregated data on violence against women, alongside efforts to criminalize gender-based violence. Femicide, the gender-related killing of women and girls, is a global phenomenon and represents the most extreme manifestation of violence against women. This report aims to assess the response to femicide across the 57 OSCE participating States, focusing on three key areas: the criminal justice response, the collection of comparable data, and the reporting and analysis of femicide.