...Sorry it's been a while family and friends and I will make an effort to post some interesting updates!! So I've been here for what seems like nearly a year now working for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. I was asked to clarify exactly what OSCE is doing by a friend the other day so I will paste my response below:
The OSCE had a presence in Kosovo even before the conflict and was called the 'Kosovo Verification Mission' (KVM)...Then Nato came in...and the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo was set up under UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
The OSCE is the institution building pillar of the UN Mission in Kosovo and was responsible for rule of law and the setting up of independent institutions. Now the role is more of a monitoring and capacity building one...It is currently a very interesting time in Kosovo where we are all waiting for the members of the Security Council to agree on the future status of Kosovo...if Russia does not veto then there could be supervised independence here, and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Mission as well as the International Civilian Office (ICO) would be in charge...
Things are really very uncertain at the moment and it is hard to predict what will happen...
..I think maybe every 1.5 household in Kosovo has a weapon and the current Kosovo Protection Corps (many of its members have fought in the former KLA) could have acquired many weapons......
My role here is with communities...I am doing a mapping exercise which involves sending questionnaires out to OSCE field teams from which the data will provide an overview of the situation of minority communities in Kosovo...at the moment I am focusing on the Kosovo Serbs as it is of utmost priority to protect and ensure the sustainability of the small enclaves in Kosovo......
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