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MuSPP2 helps Hani i Elezit/General Jankovic collect data for MDP and UDP

10 June 2009

The team of MuSPP2 together with the Municipality of Hani i Elezit/General Jankovic has been conducting a survey to collect data necessary for preparing a municipal profile. This document will be subsequently used in drafting the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and the Urban Development Plan (UDP). The survey will cover approximately 1500 households in the municipality.

MuSPP and stakeholders get together to increase safe road to school

15 May 2009

On May 14, 2009, Municipal Spatial Planning Suport Programme in cooperation with Municipal Assembly of Mitrovica and Meto Bajraktari primary school organized a workshop on safe access to this primary school. This workshop brought together municipal officers, teachers, representatives of Handikos, Kosovo Police, parents, pupils and residents of the neighboring area.

MuSPP joins OSCE in raising awareness on housing and property rights

09 May 2009

A recent survey conducted by OSCE and analysed by MuSPP team showed a great diversity in the typology of informal settlements and indicated the need for a better understanding by all partners of the differences between informal settlements and illegal buildings. Addressing the issues of informal settlements is one of the key objectives of the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme and is closely linked with UN-HABITAT’s mandate and its commitments ensuing from the Millennium Development Goals.

Mitrovica adopts Municipal and Urban Development Plans

05 May 2009

The Municipal Assembly of Mitrovica adopted the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and the Urban Development Plan (UDP), prepared by the consultants of Kosovo-based Lin-Project and “Metron” from Switzerland, during its session on May 4th, 2009 . A strong input to the plans was given in the form of a vision statement developed by representatives of stakeholders during a visioning workshop in Skopje, held from 11-15 January 2007, which was facilitated by UN-HABITAT

Cycling Event launches Europe Day celebrations

04 May 2009

To mark the Europe Day in Kosovo, the European Commission Liaison Office in cooperation with Municipal Spatial Planning Support programme of UN-HABITAT, the Municipality of Prizren, the Kosovo Cycling Federation, and the Youth Centre Fisnikët organized a cycling tour in Prizren on May 3. 2009.

UN-HABITAT in Kosovo, since 1999

03 April 2009

by: Mr.Garth Seneque, UN-HABITAT Chief Technical Advisor

Spatial Planning in Kosovo as topic of a lecture at the University of Florence

25 March 2009

The lecture delivered on February 10, 2009 was attended by students, professors and professionals. The first part of the lecture had an informative character and set a broader context for the spatial planning legislation and practice, both before and after the conflict, and presented UN-HABITAT’s engagement in this field through its current and earlier programmes. The second part was focused on discussion that was triggered by statements referring to the mechanisms aimed at enforcing development control, such as legislative framework, and on the need for empowering civil society.

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