OSCE Mission in Kosovo

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OSCE Mission in Kosovo
AbbreviationOMiK
Predecessor Kosovo Verification Mission / OSCE Task Force for Kosovo [1]
Formation1 July 1999
Headquarters Pristina, Kosovo
Region
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Head of Mission
Gerard McGurk
Parent organization
 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Budget17,462,600 euros
Staff490
Website www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) is a field mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe operating in Kosovo. The mission was deployed in July 1999 to support the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in the field of democratisation, institution building and human rights in Kosovo. [2]

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Mandate

The mandate of the mission was set out in OSCE Permanent Council Decision No. 305 of 1 July 1999. [3] The mission forms one of the pillars of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo relating to democratisation, institution building and human rights. The core objectives as mandated were to establish a police school to train officers for a new Kosovo Police Service, to train members of the judiciary, to organise and monitor elections, to support the development civil society, non-governmental organisations and political parties, to establish an Ombudsman institution and to monitor and protect human rights.

Heads of Mission

The current Head of the mission is Michael Davenport. [4]

HeadCountryTerm of office
Dan Everts Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1999–2001
Pascal Fieschi Flag of France.svg  France 2001–2005
Werner WnendtFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2005–2007
Tim Guldimann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2007–2008
Werner Almhofer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2008–2012
Jean-Claude Schlumberger Flag of France.svg  France 2012–2016
Jan Braathu Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2016–2020
Michael DavenportFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2020–2025
Gerard McGurk [5] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2025–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission / OSCE Task Force for Kosovo (Closed)".
  2. ↑ "Mission in Kosovo" (PDF). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "237th Plenary Meeting - Decision No. 305" (PDF). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador Michael Davenport".
  5. ↑ https://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/590336
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