Natrag 3rd Steering Committee Meeting on “Promoting diversity and equality” takes place in Pristina.

3rd Steering Committee Meeting on “Promoting diversity and equality” takes place in Pristina.

The public authorities and key actors in the field of promoting equality and diversity in Kosovo* reaffirmed their commitment to work closely with EU and Council of Europe to ensure protection of equal rights through the proper implementation of the policy/legal framework related to anti-discrimination, combating hate-speech and protecting rights of LGBTI persons, in line with the standards and recommendations set by the Council of Europe

During the 3rd Steering Committee Meeting of the EU and Council of Europe joint action on “Promotion of Diversity and Equality in Kosovo*” which took place remotely, partners and beneficiaries of the action discussed key results and future milestones, having a particular focus on the efforts to diminish social exclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic.

During this meeting the project staff updated the members of the Steering Committee on the activities implemented since spring, presented the in details the plans by end of 2020, and the tentative workplan for 2021.

This was an opportunity to present the activities implemented by the team during the pandemics, whereby additional attention was placed to adapt anti-discrimination initiatives to reduce the impact of stigmatization over vulnerable groups.  This meeting was also an occasion to present main activities and results achieved from local NGOs through our small grants scheme as emergency fund during COVID – 19.

The action “Promotion of Diversity and Equality in Kosovo* is part of the “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”, a co-operation initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

 

 

 

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

Pristina 27 November 2020
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