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CRP/K’s membership in the ECRE

Civil Rights Program in Kosovo (CRP/K) participated in the Annual General Conference of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), which was held on 12-14 October, in Malta . Mr. Naim Osmani, the Executive Director, represented the CRP/K in the conference. During the conference, the CRP/K was formally admitted as a full member of the ECRE, and it will enjoy equal rights will all other members.
ECRE started in 1974 when a handful of Directors from European refugee support agencies recognized the need for cooperation between states to ensure that refugees were protected in Europe . It began as the European Consultation on Refugees and Exiles, an informal platform of five refugee-assisting NGOs.
                                                     
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Law on Asylum in Kosovo, New Draft Law– RSD and reception standards

On 17 October 2011, as the right to asylum in Kosovo was included in the legal system and has started to be applied from 2008, and also given the lack of institutional tradition in the treatment of this right, and the commitment of public institutions for dealing with challenges in the implementation of international standards in this area, the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) Kosovo, in frame of the project implemented by the Civil Rights Program- Kosovo (CRP/K), has organized a seminar on asylum. 
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Support to Civil Registration Agency and Unified Address system

On 13 July 2011, CRP/K participated at an event that was organized by the European Commission in Kosovo on the project supported by the European Union “Support to Civil Registration Agency and Unified Address System”. Among the participants were the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Bajram Rexhepi, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Mr. Dardan Gashi, Head of Operations of the EU Liaison Office in Kosovo, Mr. Kjartan Bjornson, as well as heads of municipalities Kosovo wide and representatives of local and international NGOs.  A documentary on the lack of address system was part of the event that was held in Kino ABC in Prishtina.

                                                                 
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Seminar on the Enrolment and Registration of Roma, Ashkalia and Egyptian Children in Primary Education in Kosovo

On 24 June 2011, CRP/K organized a seminar on the “Enrolment and Registration of Roma, Ashkalia and Egyptian Children in Primary Education in Kosovo”, a project funded by the European Union, and co-financed by the “Civil Rights Defenders” (CRD), managed by the European Commission Liaison Office to Kosovo (ECLO), and implemented by CRP/K. The project aimed to help the enrolment and registration of Roma, Ashkalia, Egyptian communities in Primary Education. Another particular aspect of this project was the awareness-raising of the members of Roma, Ashkalia and Egyptian communities on the importance of education and the prevention of abandonment of primary education by the Roma, Ashkalia and Egyptian communities in Kosovo. Various government and municipal education officials as well as local and international NGOs participated at the event. Various informational material, such as TV advertisement, leaflets and posters, were presented to the participants by CRP/K. The seminar was held at Restaurant Brilant in Prishtina.

 
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Celebration of World Refugee Day

On 20 June 2011, CRP/K participated in the celebration of World Refugee Day 2011 organized by UNHCR Office of the Chief of Mission in Kosovo. On this occasion, UNHCR has carried out various activities throughout Kosovo to promote volunteerism and to support its persons of concern in partnership with United Nations Volunteer Programme in Kosovo (UNV), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Red Cross of Kosova. Various government officials and representatives of local and international NGOs participated at the event that was held at the American School of Kosovo in Prishtina, close to Youth Center .

 
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Seminar in Dubrovnik, Croatia

On 15-19 June 2001, CRP/K, as an implementing partner of the UNHCR, has participated in the seminar on the projects related to Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Persons at Risk of Statelessness, Returnees, and IDPs, that was held at the Hotel Astarea – Dubrovnik, Croatia . CRP/K’s staff and the UNHCR’s representative discussed the modalities and exchanged ideas for further improvement of performance in the implementation of the respective projects.

 
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EU Visibility and Public Relations

On 22-25 April 2001, Civil Rights Program- Kosovo (CRP/K) has participated in the training on “EU Visibility and Public Relations”, organized by the Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organizations (TACSO) in Kosovo, with the objective to provide implementers of the EU project with the theory, skills and tools to develop and implement effective public relations and comply with the EU Visibility rules. Various local NGOs, implements of EU-funded projects, were among the participants at the event that was held at the Hotel Bonita – Durres, Albania .