International Development written question – answered at on 24 February 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support the UK has given to democracy-building measures in Kosovo, including training of local and national legislators; what the budget was for that support; and what proportion of that budget was allocated to support for women.
Mr. Gareth Thomas:
DFID has provided the following funding to democracy-building measures in Kosovo:
Project | Year | Amount (£) |
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1. Support for domestic election observers—Local elections | 2000 | 110,000 |
2. Support for domestic election observers—General Election | 2001 | 163,584 |
3. Support to Kosovo Criminal Defence and Resource Centre (promoting human rights) | 2001–02 | 93,000 |
4. International Foundation for Election Systems—Civic and Voter Education Outreach Programme | 2001–02 | 349,749 |
5. International Foundation for Election Systems—Electoral Assistance and Civic Participation Programme | 2002–03 | 249,899 |
In addition, the FCO has provided the following assistance under the Western Balkans Global Conflict Prevention Pool, which is a joint strategy between DFID, the FCO, and MoD:
Project | Fund | Amount (£) | Description |
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2002–03 | |||
1. KOCB (Kosovo Organised Crime Bureau, UNMIK) | GCPP (Organised Crime [OC]) | 215,000 | Law and order |
2. Plemetina Community Centre | GCPP (Democracy and Interethnic Relations [DIER]) | 51,561 | Reduction of inter-ethnic tension, confidence building and greater co-operation between ethnic groups in Plemetina community. |
2003–04 | |||
3. KOCB | GCPP (OC) | 532,000 | Law and order |
4. IFES-Local Participation and Governance Programme | GCPP (DIER) | 133,190 | Community development and bringing citizens closer to municipalities |
5. Open Eyes-Documentary Training Through Production | GCPP (DIER) | 100,961 | Building bridges of divided communities, portraying diversity in this region. |
6. Forum—Customs Monitoring Kosovo | GCPP | 100,000 | Creation of an anti-crime and anti-corruption coalition involving structures, Kosovo governing institutions, UNMIK Customs Service, civil society organisations, the main printed and electronic media in Kosovo, to fight trafficking. |
2003–04–05 | |||
7. KACI Civil Bridges | GCPP (DIER) | 117,684 | Monitoring of municipal assemblies, and promotion of active and well-informed citizenship. |
8. Podgorce Returns | GCPP (DIER) | 296,960 | Stabilisation and Integration for Returnees to Podgorce |
9. IFES-Human Rights and Good Governance | GCPP (DIER) | 345,380 | Building NGOs capacities, working with elected officials and civil servants, training on human rights, transparency, anti-corruption, and advocacy. |
10. Resolution for Kosovo Politicians | GCPP (DIER) | 81,700 | Five day conflict resolution course for Kosovo politicians. |
11. Stabilisation of minorities and returns through Micro-credit | GCPP (DIER) and GOFRE | 360,000 | Promotion of sustainable reintegration of minorities and returns to Kosovo by enhancing their participation in the mainstream economy, through skills development and the provision of business mentoring, training and micro-credit. |
The bulk of the UK's assistance to the region is contributed through the European Union's Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation (CARDS) programme. The UK contributes approximately 19 per cent. of CARDS funding which provided €291.18 million to Kosovo in the years 2002–04. The European Commission has funded democracy related projects in Kosovo including:
Project | Year | Amount (€ million) |
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1. Support to the assembly of Kosovo | 2003–05 | 2 million |
2. Building institutional capacity of Civil Society organisations to include those representing different ethnic communities | 2004–05 | 1 million |
None of these projects had specific allocations for women, although women have benefited from many of the activities.
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