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United Nations Volunteers in KosovoUN Volunteers Arrival
The first 100 UN Volunteers were deployed in Kosovo in August 1999 to support UNMIK as Civil Affairs Officers. Many of these Volunteers worked to organize food, medical care and temporary shelter for the thousands of Kosovar refugees returning home to Kosovo. In the latter part of 1999, an additional 200 UN Volunteers were recruited to increase the assistance being given to by UNMIK in the areas of Civil Administration.
As the political situation evolved on the ground, an additional 400 UN volunteers were brought in April 2000 and organized voter registration, in co-operation with OSCE, to pave the way for the Municipal Elections in October 2000.UN Volunteers Work
Today 250 UNVs work in every municipality and region of Kosovo. A few of their responsibilities include: provision of legal assistance, stress counseling, medical support, environmental protection, building ties among local community groups, and providing administrative support in courts and prisons. Their various assignments range from train driver and football coach to civil affairs officer and doctors. More
One key aspect of UN Volunteers’ work is the production and distribution of travel documents due to the destruction of identification papers in 1999. Since 27th January 2001, UN Volunteers have produced and distributed an estimated 700.000 ID cards and signed about 300.000 Travel Documents. MoreUN Volunteers at the UN Agencies
In addition to the 250 UNV assignments with UNMIK, 26 UN Volunteers work with several UN agencies in the field of humanitarian assistance and reconstruction and are administered through the UNDP office in Pristina. For more information please visit www.ks.undp.org
National UN Volunteers
UNDP Kosovo recently launched a National UNV programme to enable Kosovars to contribute their expertise and knowledge to development, humanitarian and peace-building programs in their country. For more information please visit www.ks.undp.org., or www.unvolunteers.orgUNVs Partner in Kosovo
UNV’s major partners in Kosovo are the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the World Food Program (WFP) and the International Organization of Migration (IOM).UN Volunteers in Kosovo: Statistics
Over 1000 UN Volunteers have served with UNMIK in Kosovo since the beginning of the Mission in 1999. Currently there are 224 UNVs serving with UNMIK and some statistics (Gender, Age, Nationality) are provided below. These statistics are based on those UNVs currently serving with UNMIK as of March 2003:
