This report documents the repatriation and reintegration process in Kosovo. Repatriated persons are often not aware of the services allocated to them due to a lack of awareness about the process. Since 2012, steps have been taken to raise awareness; however, issues still exist at central and local levels. Hence, this report addresses the institutions within the government that assist with repatriation at both local and central levels, as well as policy instruments adopted, such as the Strategy for the Reintegration of Repatriated Persons, the Action Plan on the Implementation of the Strategy for Reintegration of Repatriated Persons and the Regulation on Management of the Programme.

ECMI Kosovo’s value is to have zero tolerance for all forms of abuse and mistreatment, including sexual exploitation and abuse, intimidation, harassment and bullying.

*Sexual exploitation and abuse are a violation of fundamental human rights and an abuse of a position of power over a vulnerable population that ECMI Kosovo and other humanitarian and development actors have pledged to protect.

ECMI Kosovo is fully committed to improving protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)

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The 2013 edition of this guidebook, with information on communities in Kosovo and their rights, aims to serve as a starting point for anyone working on communities in Kosovo, both to increase knowledge and awareness on communities, and as a practical handbook for government and other organisations working on communities in Kosovo. It contains background information on communities in Kosovo and a breakdown of the major issues faced by those communities. This analysis is supported by statistics relating to geography, demographics, employment and economics. The guidebook also provides information on political representation and legislation. Reflecting ECMI Kosovo’s first-hand experience in the development and implementation of community rights standards in Kosovo, it offers a comprehensive overview of the legal foundations of community rights in Kosovo, and of the institutions available to communities for the protection and promotion of their rights.

This booklet aims to provide communities and their members with a clear and thorough overview of their legal rights. The first section lists these rights on an issue-by-issue basis, highlighting the most important provisions. The second section explains what to do if these rights have been violated, and provides step-by-step instructions for lodging formal complaints with a range of institutions.

This report prepared by ECMI Kosovo and RROGRAEK, advocates for increased support to Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian women’s economic empowerment. It provides valuable information on socio-economic situation of project beneficiaries, emphasizing on how the entrepreneurship training and coaching impacted their journey towards the economic security and financial independence. As such it can serve as an important advocacy document and a source of inspiration for all relevant actors. The report is based on the experiences acquired during the one year implementation of the project ‘Promoting the Economic empowerment of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Women in Kosovo’, jointly supported by the UN Women, UNDP and the EU.

This report presents the findings of the assessment of the current level of implementation of the 2009-2013 Strategy for Communities and Returns (hereinafter the Strategy, unless indicated otherwise), as well as the situation of communities and returns in general. The assessment was conducted by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) Kosovo in cooperation with the Ministry for Communities and Returns (MCR) and supported by the Royal Norwegian and British Embassies.