Kosovo
Pax Christi Aachen
Pax Christi International is a catholic peace movement working on a global scale on wide issues in the fields of human rights, human security, non-violence, demilitarisation, just world order, interreligious dialogue, youthwork and non-violent conflict resolution. Since 2007, Pax christi Aachen (Germany) with an office in Derventa, in cooperation with ForumZFD (civil peace service) and [...] Read more >>>
Youth Dialogue Programme
The Youth Dialogue Programme emerged from the initiative of young people from Serbia and Kosovo at the beginning of 2005, with the aim of reviving the interrupted cooperation between young Serbs and Albanians after the conflicts in 1999. Since 2005, over five hundred young people from Serbia and Kosovo have participated in the organisations programs. [...] Read more >>>
TransConflict Serbia
It is TransConflict Serbia’s assertion that the successful transformation of conflict requires a multi-dimensional approach that engages with and aims at transforming the very interests, relationships, discourses and structures that underpin and fuel outbreaks of low- and high-intensity violence. TransConflict Serbia currently focuses on four specific programme areas: Institution Building Economic Development Human Security Transformative [...] Read more >>>
Women in Black
Founded in 1991, Women in Black, is a network of women dedicated to peacebuilding activities. It is active across the Balkans, and has organised over 700 different projects in the region, including mass non-violent protests against the Balkan wars and the Milosevic dictatorship. Thier goals are to raise the visibility of non-violent resistence to all [...] Read more >>>
Youth Council for Cross Border Cooperation (YC4CBC)
Youth Council for Cross Border Cooperation (YC4CBC) is a group of young activists and students from Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. This group of social entrepreneurs joined together during 2007 in the Kosovan municipality of Gjilan. They initially found funding from the East West Institute (EWI), and the focus of their activities is on promoting trust [...] Read more >>>
Syri i Vizionit
Syri i Vizionit: ‘Think Globally, Act Locally’ The organisation ‘Syri i Vizionit’ is based in Peja and started to implement projects in the aftermath of the Balkans War in 1999. Syri i Vizionit’s primary aim is to promote local democracy and citizens’ participation in Kosovo. In its continuous efforts to enforce democratic practices, a special [...] Read more >>>
Kosovo: Key people and parties
Boris Tadic: Current Serbian President. EULEX: European Union Rule of Law Mission deployed in Kosovo in 1998. Hashmi Thaci: Former guerrilla leader who became Prime Minister in January 2008. International Court of Justice (ICJ): In October 2008 the UN General Assembly granted Serbia’s request for the ICJ to consider if Kosovo’s secession is legal. Kosovo [...] Read more >>>
Kosovo: Conflict Timeline
1912: Serbia regains control of Kosovo, recognized by the 1913: Treaty of London. 1918: Following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War One (WW1), Kosovo becomes part of the Kingdom of Serbia. 1941: Germany invades and much of Kosovo becomes part of a greater Albania controlled by the Italians. 1946: Kosovo is absorbed [...] Read more >>>
Kosovo: Conflict Resources
General Balkan Investigative Reporting Network – News on latest training, publication and debates. BIRN has also produced a documentary “Kosovo: Does anyone have a plan?” exploring different perceptions on the future for Kosovo. BBC Country Profile: Kosovo – An insightful overview of the political and socioeconomic landscape of Kosovo. Also note worthy is the timeline [...] Read more >>>
Council of Bosnian Intellectuals of Kosovo (VKBIK)
Established in 2002, with a team of four permanent employees, the Council of Bosnian Intellectuals of Kosovo (VKBIK) – a branch of an international association known as the Congress of Intellectual Bosniaks – supports the development of science and culture in Kosovo, whilst promoting cooperation to break down barriers between the different ethnic and national [...] Read more >>>
