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1Achievements Report 2017

Empowered lives. Resilient nations.

Achievements Report 2017

United Nations Development Programme in Kosovo

Zagrebi St. No. 58, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo,

Phone: +383 (0) 38 249066,

Fax: +383 (0) 38 249065,

E-mail: [email protected]

www.undp.org

2 Achievements Report 2017


It is my pleasure to write this editorial just two weeks after my arrival to Kosovo as Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Development Coordinator in Kosovo.

As you browse through the pages, I feel proud to be part of the UNDP Kosovo team who, together with our wide range of national and international partners, including sister UN agencies, at central and local level, has achieved such important and often transformational results during 2017. From employment creation, to business grants for vulnerable groups, young men and women, to reintegration of repatriated, and people living in remote areas… From support to the justice and security sectors to fighting corruption and building bridges between communities through shared cultural heritage… and from working with communities to increase awareness and resilience to reduce risks relating to environmental disasters as part of wider regional environment initiatives. as you will see, much has been done!

We produced publications to strengthen prevention of violent extremism. We have also continued publishing our flagship satisfaction survey “Public Pulse” to learn about the public perception and level of satisfaction about the most pressing issues the society faces in Kosovo.

Throughout our work, we pushed forward the gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda and our Kosovo office was awarded the Silver Gender Equality Seal, one of 31 proud UNDP offices around the globe.

All our work, success, achievements would not have been possible without the strong cooperation with our partners and donors. My very warm expression of appreciation to all of you! I am dedicated and committed to, with my team, support and accompany partners to make Kosovo become a better place for its people. Looking forward to celebrating future achievements with you.

Ulrika RichardsonUNDP Resident Representative

Dear reader


UNDP in Kosovo thanks all its partners and donors, in particular:

Office of Prime Minister

European Union

Switzerland

Germany

Luxemburg

Ministry of Trade and Industry/KIESA

Dragash/Dragaš Municipality

Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

Shtërpcë/Štrpce Municipality

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Viti/Vitina Municipality

United States of America

Austria

Denmark

Norway

United Kingdom

Sweden

Italy

Japan

References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999)


Over 16,000 jobs created in the last 10 years


Gender EquityUNDP Kosovo is one of the 31 UNDP offices worldwide to be recognised for delivering transformational gender equality results and has been awarded with UNDP Silver Gender Equality Seal


Job creation & skills development

564 3700546 jobs in 2017 (51% women) for low-skilled and long-term unemployed citizens, women, youth, non-majority communities, repatriated returnees, and other people at risk of socioeconomic exclusion

Over 3700 people have improved livelihoods

51%women

Over 16,000 jobs created in the last 10 years


Public service improvements and policy support

Sustainable reintegration of repatriated Kosovans

256256 repatriated Kosovans (31% women, 22% non-majority communities) provided with jobs and skills development opportunities in 2017

Strategy on Sustainable Reintegration of Repatriated Persons 2018-2022 and action plan guiding its implementation for 2018-2020 developed

Assisted the establishment and functionalisation of the new Employment Agency

Public employment services equipped with the tools to provide better, more responsive and targeted services to jobseekers

31%women

22% non-majority communities


Local economic and rural development

Private sector support

270

380 200

51Over 270 people (48% women) directly reached in 2017 through the 4 Territorial Employment Pacts stimulating inclusive local economic development & creating jobs in the upcoming rural season

Investment promoted through better outreach & visibility of investment opportunities, with 39 new communication tools and channels of KIESA developed and updated

Green jobs through social entrepreneurship: 3 work integration social enterprises operating, with 60 new job opportunities in 2017

More than 200 businesses benefited from business-to-business networking and product promotion

51 micro and small rural businesses upgraded to improve productivity, income & create jobs

Over 380 companies benefit from new employees through the active labour market programmes

48%women


Civil society cooperation at the local level

Regional effort ongoing to improve service delivery through Civil Society Organisations and municipal cooperation - 5 municipalities in Kosovo


Democratic Governance and Peacebuilding

Rule of Law and Access to Justice

36

6,391

3,28879236 judges and prosecutors are now able to apply the European Charter on Human Rights (ECHR) and are familiar with case-law of the European Court of Justice

Legal aid awareness raising campaign broadcasted in local TV stations and social media, reached 200,000 people

3,288 people, 1,619 women and 1,762 men benefited from legal aid services, an 8% increase from 2016. 443 beneficiaries were from minority groups

Drafted action plans for addressing domestic violence in 4 northern municipalities

The first instance court backlog was reduced by 6,391 cases, or 53% of the court’s overall case clearance rate for 2017 and a reduction by 1,058 cases at the second instance court, or 10% of the court’s overall case clearance rate for 2017. Developed a coherent training policy for judicial staff supporting aiding professional capacity development

792 people resolved their disputes (45% women and 55% men) through mediation thereby improving people’s access to justice


3,288

Improved community safety and rule of law through drafting of Safer Community Plans, and of the Prevention of Violent Extremism Audit and Crime Audits, including the equipment of 5 municipalities with CCTV surveillance contributing to solving street criminality cases

Kosovo Safety and SecurityThe Firearms Focal Point (FFP) in Kosovo is the only one, world-wide, that has access to automatic feed from all required systems containing ballistic and criminal intelligence. The FFP was presented as a regional Best Practice at the Interpol Forensic Firearms Symposium

Ministry of Internal Affairs published second public opinion survey report about radicalization at community level, with support of UNDP (608 respondents and focus groups interviews)

First time survey report with 13 convicted foreign fighters and their families providing information on what drove Kosovans to join foreign wars

Piloted the Referral Mechanism in the municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane, the first of its kind in Kosovo and the region

1,394 weapons taken out of the illegal market, and 60,000 are now marked for destruction


50 prosecutors, police, tax inspectors, customs officials, FIU officials trained on Investigating and Prosecuting Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion

Anti-Corruption Efforts

Missing Persons

50251st50 police prosecutors, tax, custom and financial intelligence agents build financial investigation capacities to identify corruption schemes and confiscate illicit proceeds as participants of a year-long certified fraud examination and forensic accounting course

25 integrity plans for Kosovo institutions developed; 1,958 cases of corruption reported by citizens; 1213 cases completed

Developed the 1st Transparency Index, ranking municipalities’ budget transparency levels

Facilitated a dialogue between Kosovo’s and Serbia’s missing persons organisations

2 doctors from the Institute for Forensic Medicine trained on forensic anthropology as per EU standards

Ante-mortem/post mortem database now has an additional 1,800 cases registered; Ante-mortem/post mortem database now has additional 992 Ante mortem and 950 Post mortem registered cases. In total there are 1942

992AdditionalAnte mortem


Confidence Building Through Cultural Protection in Kosovo

18 5718 cultural and religious heritage sites, in 5 multi-ethnic municipalities of Kamenicë/a, Lipjan/Lipljan, Ferizaj/Uroševac, Gjilan/Gnjilane, Rahovec/Orahovac were rehabilitated or reconstructed

5 multi-ethnic municipalities

5 Educational Sessions engaged 190 secondary school pupils with 15 teachers from 18 schools to incorporate cultural heritage and cultural diversity into the school curriculum

Public Safety and Community Policing events, with 112 participants in 5 municipalities, resulted in the establishment of a coordination and communication mechanisms between municipal officials, Kosovo Police, representatives of municipal safety councils, and citizens

7 Re-imagining Cultural Heritage workshops engaged 152 young people to design new solutions for the protection and promotion of cultural heritage


Environment, climate and disaster resilience

5 video clips produced to raise awareness on the role of women in community disaster management


Disaster Risk Reduction

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36011 officials from the Emergency Management Agency trained on the software ‘Geo-Information System’ and the web portal ‘Geo-Portal’ for better exchange of data and information among local, regional, and international stakeholders

16 municipalities, including 4 northern municipalities, had awareness-raising campaigns on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and Commemoration of the European Day of 112

38 municipality and ministries gender officials trained on Post Disaster Damage Assessment at a local level (69% women and 31% men)

7 municipalities developed the gender-sensitive local risk assessment documents, in addition to a manual for inclusive and gender-sensitive community drills

3 municipalities developed the gender-sensitive municipal disaster response plan

2 community drills implemented jointly with the Emergency Management Agency, directly engaging approximately 360 participants (38% women and 62% men)

38%women

69%women

62%men

31%men

5 video clips produced to raise awareness on the role of women in community disaster management


Emergency Response to Flooding

Transboundary Drini River Basin Management

107 points of rivers and streams in the city of Mitrovicë/a marked in the map as dangerous zones with an indication of the type of risks

First Global Environment Fund project of Kosovo as part of a regional project

A transboundary Expert Working Group on Floods established for flood risk management

6 thematic reports produced on pollution, institutional and legal setting, biodiversity and ecosystems, socioeconomics, hydrology/hydrogeology and water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus for developing the transboundary diagnostic analysis

A demonstration project for wastewater treatment plant in Kramovik village was piloted and accordingly, the detailed technical report was produced

A side road channel constructed in Pasjan, Partesh/Parteš for flood protection

Tools and equipment in response to flooding given to the municipalities of Mitrovicë-a, Mitrovicë/a North, Istog/k, Skenderaj/Srbica, Zveçan/Zvečan, Leposaviq/ć and Zubin Potok

The building of the firefighting unit in Leposaviq/ć renovated for building trust between the non-majority municipality and Emergency Management Agency, and better cooperation with central institutions


Kosovo Public PulseLargest Public Pulse Survey in Kosovo (conducted since 2002) – in 2017 interviewed 1,300 Kosovo citizens for generation of data about expectations on most pressing matters

2 Public Pulse Briefs published (April and October 2017)

declared to be satisfied with their legislative, executive, and judicial institutions

Unemployment security, and poverty are identified as a biggest concerns of the citizens of northern municipalities

1 targeted opinion poll survey conducted in the northern municipalities of Kosovo

1 Public Pulse Analysis on the topics of ‘Prevention of Violent Extremism in Kosovo’ is published

1 Action Paper Document prepared in the topic of ‘The Brussels Agreement on Justice: Expectations and Concerns of the Citizens in north of Kosovo’

Data, surveys and knowledge products

36%36%77%unemployment

38%security

28.5%poverty


Survey with Foreign Fighters in KosovoFirst time Primary Survey with Returned Foreign Fighters and their Families in Kosovo and the region - 13 Foreign Fighters and their family members

Survey clarifies that there is no single pathway to radicalisation and not one profile of a radicalised individual

Perception of limited opportunities and low quality education may have made Kosovans more vulnerable to propaganda of extremist groups

63% of respondents believe that radicalisation poses threat to their community


Kosovo-wide Survey - Community Level Recommendations for Preventing Violent Extremism in Kosovo

608 respondents and focus groups interviews to generate data disaggregated by gender, age, educational level, employment status, religion and geographical location

of respondents believe that radicalisation poses threat to their community

of responders declared that they know a radicalised person

Self-radicalisation mainly through on-line media

608 63%

20%


Innovation

Fighting corruption in an innovative way

Keep it tidy - Human-Centered Approach to Waste Management

2 mobile phone games developed and carried out a drawing competition for children – which received 635 submissions; raising awareness on corruption among youth

720 students from four primary schools improved their knowledge on organic and non-organic waste, the concept and process of recycling, and causes of pollution and its consequences through attractive discussion and educational sessions

surveillance cameras installed at four bridges and four towers in hotspots of Gjakovë/Djakovica city to prevent illegal dumping

The Data Cuisine Workshop turned corruption data into edible diagrams: 15 participants represented local open data through local food

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15 Web and mobile-based application was developed as a channel of reporting the dumpsite location, and damage to infrastructure, and already over 100 reports were received from citizens in different municipalities


Gender Equity

UNDP in Kosovo office is one of 31 UNDP offices worldwide, to be recognised for delivering transformational gender equality results and has been awarded with UNDP Silver Gender Equality Seal in the process of 2015-2016

Gender mainstreaming is a cross cutting component throughout all the programmes and procedures in UNDP Kosovo

of beneficiaries of economic empowerment support are women

31 50%

Specific emphasis on women’s resilience from disaster risks


Achievement

Report 2017

Empowered lives. Resilient nations.


United Nations Development Programme in Kosovo

Zagrebi St. No. 58, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo,

Phone: +383 (0) 38 249066,

Fax: +383 (0) 38 249065,

E-mail: [email protected]

www.undp.org

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