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Meeting with the Women’s NGO “Jeta” in Decan

28 June 2010

The increased role of women in economic and political life is regarded an important issue for Junik’s citizens, and as such it is reflected in drafting the MDP. To support this process, a meeting was held between women’s core group from Junik and representatives of women’s NGO “Jeta” in Decan. It was facilitated by UN-HABITAT representatives and female municipal officers from Junik.

Municipality of Peja/Pec and MuSPP co-finance improvement of the city centre

25 June 2010

The Head of UN-HABITAT and MuSPP Office in Kosovo, Krystyna Galezia and the Mayor of Peja/Pec Municipality, Ali Berisha, exchanged copies of the Agreement of Cooperation in the Peja/Pec townhall on June 23, 2010. The document specifies responsibilities of each of the parties in co-financing the capital investment project (CIP) of “Skenderbeu Square” in Peja/Pec city centre.

6th Regional Vienna Declaration Review Meeting

09 June 2010

The 6th Regional Vienna Declaration Review Meeting was held on 3-4 June, 2010, in Budapest. The meeting was organized by the UN-HABITAT, Warsaw Office, in a partnership with the Hungarian Urban Knowledge Centre Nonprofit Ltd. he delegation of Kosovo, which consisted of representatives of Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (Housing and Construction Department), Municipality of Pejë/Peč and UN-HABITAT, Kosovo Office, presented the Urban Regulatory Plan of Zatra informal settlement in the Municipality of Pejë/Peč.

Study Tour in Sweden

02 June 2010

A delegation of 16 participants representing Mayors of Kosovo municipalities, the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of Local Government, the Association of Kosova Municipalities and the MuSPP/UN-HABITAT visited Sweden from 25 to 28 of May 2010.

Municipal Plans necessary tool for shaping the municipality’s future

21 May 2010

The meeting aimed at discussing the MusPP’s approach and sharing its experience in assistance to drafting Municipal Development Plans, Urban Development Plans Urban Regulatory Plans and the link of these plans with Capital Investment Projects which are currently being implemented by MuSPP.

MuSPP2/UN-HABITAT and Junik Municipality discuss on Cultural and Natural Heritage and Tourism

22 April 2010

Junik Municipality is drafting the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) with the assistance of Municipal Spatial Planning Programme of UN-HABITAT, Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) and the Institute of Spatial Planning (ISP). At the current stage of the MDP, it is required to hold workshop focused in various sectors. Consequently, a workshop on cultural and natural heritage and tourism was held on 21 April 2010

How to reduce disasters caused by earthquakes discussed in gymnasium “Zenel Hajdini”

21 April 2010

Municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane, Municipal Spatial Support Planning Programme (MuSPP) and Gymnasium “Zenel Hajdini” organized a workshop on disaster reduction in case of earthquakes. The workshop followed two studies done by UN-HABITAT and Municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane supported by ISIIS institute from Skopje, which confirmed that Municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane is part of an active earthquake zone, the same as Skopje. In this regard, municipality gave priority to enforcement of public buildings focusing on especially on school buildings.

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