Communities Committees 2019

The Communities Committees (CCs) are municipal mechanisms comprised of representatives of communities living in the municipality and municipal assembly members. All communities residing in a given municipality must have at least one representative in the CCs. They are mandated to ensure that rights and interests of communities are respected through the review and provis ion of recommendations on municipal policies and actions, and should meet at least once per month. Key documents regulating the establishment and the functioning of the CCs are the Law on Local Self Government, (No. 03/L-040, 2008), the Ministry of Local G overnment Administration (MLGA) Administrative Instruction No. 03/2014 on the Procedure of Establishment, Composition and Competencies of Standing Committees in the

Muni cipality, amended during the reporting period by MLGA Administrative Instruction No. 02/2018 , CCs Guidelines and Terms of Reference.

* The CC mandate expired following local elections in October 2017. Establishment & Functioning Gender Representation of CC s’

Communities Committees are established in all Members 38 municipalities , of which 37 meet regularly*. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1 /Dečane

Dragash/Dragaš /Uroševac No Fushë Kosovë/ Polje Yes Gjakovë/Ðakovica /Gnjilane 37 Gllogoc/Glogovac Gračanica/Graçanicë Hani i Elezit/ Istog/ * CC not meeting regularly in 2019: Kamenicë/Kameni ca. Kaçanik/Kačanik Kamenicë/Kamenica Unrepresented Communities Klinë/ Although each community residing in a /Kllokot municipality should be represented in the CC s, Leposavić/Leposaviq some communities are unrepresented. The most Lipjan/ Malishevë/Mališevo unrepresented communities are Kosovo Turks and Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša Kosovo Bosniaks. They are both unrepresented in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North twenty ( 20) of the municipalities . Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South /Novobërdë Obiliq/Obilić Access to Adequate Parteš/Partesh Pejë/Peć Resources/Working Conditions* Podujevë/ Prishtinë/Priština 1 Rahovec/ /Ranillug Shtime/Štimlje No /Srbica Štrpce/Shtërpcë Yes Suharekë/ Viti/ 37 Vushtrri/Vučitrn

Zubin Potok Zvečan/Zveçan *As assessed by CCs’ chairs, (e.g. transport, computers, office space, phones). Women Men

Performance 2019

Number of CCs Undertaking Number of Substantive Duties Substantive* Duties Undertaken per Municipality (Based on OSCE Mission in Kosovo field teams’ regular monitoring and periodic specific reviews by the field teams, as well as reports produced by 0 2 4 6 8 municipalities) Issuing recommendations on specific Deçan/Dečane 15 issues related to the protection/ Dragash/Dragaš promotion of community rights to 23 Ferizaj/Uroševac municipal bodies Fushë Kosovë/ Gjakovë/Đakovica Providing guidance to municipal 5 Gjilan/Gnjilane bodies on the protection/ Gllogoc/Glogovac promotion of community rights 33 Gračanica/Graçanicë Hani i Elezit/Elez Han Arranging opportunities for Istog/Istok communities to participate in 10 development of relevant strategies and Junik policies (excluding mono-ethnic 26 Kaçanik/Kačanik municipalities, namely Parteš/Partesh, Kamenicë/Kamenica Junik) Gllogoc/Glogovac) Klinë/Klina Klokot/Kllokot Reviewing municipal policies, Leposavić/Leposaviq practices and activities 21 17 Lipjan/Lipljan Malishevë/Mališevo Consulting and/or co-ordinating with Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša the municipal office for communities 11 Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North and return on the selection of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South projects to benefit communities 27 Novo Brdo/Novobërdë Obiliq/Obilić Parteš/Partesh Monitoring and reporting to the 7 Pejë/Peć municipal assembly on the Podujevë/Podujevo implementation of communities’ 31 Prishtinë/Priština projects Prizren Rahovec/Orahovac 11 Made recommendations on the Ranilug/Ranillug budget Shtime/Štimlje 27 Skënderaj/Srbica Štrpce/Shtërpcë Suharekë/Suva Reka Reviewing municipal policies, 16 Viti/Vitina practices and activities related to the budget 22 Vushtrri/Vučitrn Yes Zvečan/Zveçan *Duties outlined in the legal and policy framework that are regularly monitored by the No OSCE Mission in Kosovo. 2019 2018

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports the improvement of communities' participation in public decision-making and governance processes and institutions. To assist in this effort, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo regularly monitors the performance of municipal communities' protection mechanisms. These information sheets aim to provide the relevant municipal actors and government institutions with indicators that can assist in identifying gaps and improvement in compliance.