News and Events
UN General Assembly elects Joan Clos as new Executive Director of UN-HABITAT
31 August 2010
The United Nations General Assembly on 25 August elected Joan Clos as the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT at the level of Under Secretary-General of the UN. He is expected to begin his tenure on 18 October for a period of four years. The former Mayor of Barcelona, Joan Clos, has a long career in the Spanish Government both at the local and national level. Between 2006 and 2008, he was appointed Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade in President José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s cabinet. Prior to this, between 1997 and 2006, Joan Clos served two terms as Mayor of Barcelona more
MuSPP continues to co-finance the improvement of public spaces in Ferizaj/Urosevac
12 August 2010
The Mayor of Ferizaj/Urosevac Mr.Bajrush Xhemaili, and the head of MuSPP Mrs. Krystyna Galezia, exchanged the agreement of cooperation for the implementation of the Capital Investment Project in the premises of Municipality of Ferizaj/Urosevac, during the meeting on 12th of August.more
Municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane and UN-HABITAT exchange the Agreement of Cooperation for the implementation of the CIP in Gjilan/Gnjilane
09 August 2010
On 10th of August on 2010 at 8 o’clock, in the premises of UN-HABITAT’s Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme, the Mayor of Gjilan/Gnjilane Mr. Qemajl Mustafa and MuSPP’s Chief Technical Advisor, Mrs. Krystyna Galezia, will exchange the agreement of cooperation for the implementation of the Capital Investment Project in Gjilan/Gnjilane.more
Municipality of Junik and UN-HABITAT exchange the Agreement of Cooperation for the implementation of the CIP in Junik
09 August 2010
As part of its assistance given to the Municipality of Junik, Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP) with the Directorate of Urbanism of this municipality, have designed the Capital Investment Project (CIP) in a high school in Junik “Kuvendi i Junikut”. more
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.more
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. more
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.more
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. more
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.more
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 2010more
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. more
“1000 Cities 1000 Lives” the topic of Round Table organized in Prishtina
08 April 2010
World Health Organization (WHO) Prishtina Office in cooperation with UN-HABITAT’s Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme and Municipal Assembly of Prishtina marked 7th April – World Health Day. The round table was organized under this year’s motto of the World Health Day “1000 Cities 1000 Lives, Urban Health Matters” which aimed at developing ideas on how to deal with the rapid urbanization and how to develop a new paradigm of public health. more
Citizens participate on the improvement of the school yard
01 April 2010
Municipal Spatial Support Planning Programme (MuSPP) with the Directorate of Urbanism Junik Municipality are developing and designing a Capital Investment Project (CIP) in a high school in Junik. The CIP will focus on the improvement of the school yard and addressing accessibility issues.more
MuSPP2 management and Prizren Municipal authorises signed an agreement for the revitalisation of Farkatarve Street
31 March 2010
The Mayor of Prizren Municipality and representatives of MUSPP2, on Wednesday the 31st March 2010 at the premises of UN-HABITAT in Prishtina signed an agreement to implement a project that will revitalize a street with the historic centre of Prizren called “Farkatarve Street”. more
Improvement of the high school yard and school access - the Capital Investment Project (CIP) in Junik
09 March 2010
The Municipality of Junik together with Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP) representatives organized the first participatory workshop with the relevant stakeholders, with the aim of improving the high school yard in this municipality. The main aim of the workshop was to extract ideas from the key stakeholders including school children, teachers, parents and other activists from the municipality of Junik, on their vision to improve the school yard as well as access to the school.more
MuSPP management and Mayor of Ferizaj/Urosevac discuss means to reduce impact of floods
09 March 2010
MuSPP management met with the Mayor of Ferizaj/Urosevac on 9th March 2010 to discuss ongoing cooperation on the identification of flood-affected areas. The purpose of this meeting was to present technical flooding advice to the Mayor and municipal staff, in order to obtain a decision on the optimum solution in the identified spot improvement area. more
MuSPP2 and Municipality of Junik Discuss on DRAM and Climate Change
02 March 2010
The workshop on Disaster Risks Management (DRAM) and climate change took place in Junik, on 2 March 2010 as part of the process of drafting the Junik Municipal Development Plan (MDP). This workshop involved professional staff from the Municipality of Junik and Municipal Spatial Planning Programme representatives, who were the workshop facilitators. more
Mirusha River in Gjilan/Gnjilane – similar to Lushta River in Mitrovica
26 February 2010
Planners, engineers, civil society organizations, the school traffic engineering task force and Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP) representatives from the Mitrovica municipality were all involved in a visit to the Gjilan/Gnjilane Municipality. The purpose of this visit was to see the implementation of a roundabout in the city centre crossroad, as well as the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Mirusha River in Gjilan/Gnjilane, a project similar to the Lushta River in Mitrovica. The meeting was aimed at stimulating a participatory planning process while also analyzing a comparable situation and city for discussions with the municipal counterparts. more
Urban Design Workshop for the Town Centre of Hani i Elezit
26 February 2010
As a part of the process of drafting Municipal Development Plans, the Municipality of Hani i Elezit together with the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme, organized an urban design workshop to improve public spaces in the town centre of the municipality. The workshop was held on 25th February, and gathered over 50 stakeholders from different working fields from the municipality including municipal officers, civil society, youth, handicapped persons and business community representatives.more
WORLD URBAN YOUTH ASSEMBLY INTERNATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION
18 February 2010
Essay Theme: “Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide” Write an essay about the youth challenges in cities today, using your city as an example, to address the following questionsmore
Urban Design Workshop for Flood Prone Areas in Ferizaj/Urosevac
15 February 2010
In her opening speech, the Municipal Director of Urbanism Qazime Vata pointed out that this workshop will contribute to the preparation of a strategy for flood mitigation. She evaluated the work previously done, mentioning the results of the survey and crucial findings from the hydrologic engineering study. She also added that this is the beginning of improvements to this part of the city, and a good opportunity for the community to become involved in the process. The workshop continued with presentations by the Municipality and UN-HABITAT staff. more
Management of MuSPP discusses the future cooperation with Mitrovicë/a Mayor
15 February 2010
The management of the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme met with the newly elected mayor of Mitrovica on February 12, 2010 to discuss further cooperation with the municipality. The Mayor expressed his gratitude to MuSPP for the constructive and fruitful support given to the Municipality of Mitrovica, and assured his full commitment to the implementation of the current projects.more
Agriculture land – one of the top priorities in Junik
11 February 2010
The Junik Team – Municipality of Junik, Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP), Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB), Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP), organized a workshop with the focus on Agriculture on February 11th in Junik. more
Final design for revitalizing “Rruga e Farkatarve” has been presented
11 February 2010
Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme in cooperation with the Municipality of Prizren presented the final design of the Capital Investment Project (CIP) on revitalization of Farkatarve Street in Prizren. The design of the CIP has been drafted jointly by the Municipality and MuSPP office in Prizren and during the process comments and remarks of the community and local businesses have been incorporated into the project design. This action was taken due to the nature of the project which is dedicated to the citizens. more
Citizens assess area near Lushta River in Mitrovica
05 February 2010
Municipal officers, MuSPP team and other stakeholders including representatives of “Little People of Kosovo”, OSCE, Bypass NGO, the Association of the Deaf, teachers and pupils from the “Architect Sinani” Technical School and local businesses, met on February 4,2010 to discuss possible solutions for the improvement of the Lushta River area, in Mitrovica. more
MuSPP and Municipality of Hani i Elezit/General Jankovic work together on shaping future development
27 January 2010
Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP) in cooperation with Municipality of Hani i Elezit/General Jankovic, organized a workshop with citizens, civil society organizations and municipal officers on revising the vision declaration of Hani i Elezit, drafted in the visioning workshop held in Ohrid in 2008. more
Role of GIS presented to municipal officers in Junik
27 January 2010
The Institute for Spatial Planning (ISP) within the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning made a presentation on the importance of The Geographical Information System (GIS) in the planning process, in the municipality of Junik on 28th of January. Newly elected municipal officers from different departments in the municipality of Junik, and MuSPP officers attended the workshop focused on the process of collecting data and creating a GIS database.more
Workshop on the Flood Reduction project in Ferizaj/Urosevac
26 January 2010
The component of Disaster and Risk Assessment Management (DRAM) was the topic that brought together municipal officers of Ferizaj/Urosevac, MuSPP representatives and DRAM experts, at Municipal Assembly (MA) of Ferizaj/Urosevac on January 26. MuSPP in cooperation with Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology in Skopje (ISIIZ) conducted a survey on the flood prone areas around the river Nerodime in the Municipality of Ferizaj/Urosevac.more
How to make public building safer in case of earthquakes, discussed in Gjilan/Gnjilane
23 January 2010
The municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane and the team and consultants of Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme organized a workshop focused on the safety of public buildings in this city and solutions which could be put in place to reinforce these buildings and make them more resistant to earthquakes. The workshop was attended by the representatives of Municipal Assembly of Gjilan/Gnjilane, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the representatives of the MuSPP partner municipalities.more
Management of MuSPP discusses cooperation with the mayors of partner municipalities
22 January 2010
The management of the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme met with mayors of Hani i Elezit/General Jankovic, Pejë/Pec and Junik on January 20 and 21, 2010 to discuss further cooperation with these municipalities. more
MuSSP and Sida continue supporting MESP
15 January 2010
UN-HABITAT and Sida delegations, met with the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Mahir Yagcilar on Thursday, January 14th 2010, as part of the Tri-Partite Review agenda for the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP). The meeting focused on the lessons learned from the implementation of the programme as well as new ideas for future cooperation. more