Durrës, February 23-26, 2019

Parliamentary Commission for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons and Petitions of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, supported by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Kosovo (OSCE) Mission and Eye of Vision in partnership with Save the Children Office in Kosovo , held the three-day workshop for the review of the Draft Law on Child Protection.

The workshop was held in order to include the comments and recommendations made by the members of the Assembly of Kosovo during the first reading of this Draft Law, as well as the comments and suggestions received from interest groups working in the field of child protection in Kosovo.

Present at this workshop were members of the Parliamentary Commission for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons and Petitions, the People’s Advocate, the Director of the Office for Good Governance, the Director and Coordinator of the Legal Office of the Prime Minister’s Office, representatives of organizations local and international organizations that work in the field of child protection and governance with their rights, Eye of the Vision, Save the Children Office in Kosovo, OSCE, UNICEF and the Center for Advanced Studies – FIT.

Eye of Vision organizations in partnership with Save the Children Office in Kosovo, within the thematic program in the field of child protection and governance with children’s rights “Our Obligation to the Future – Protection of Children and Governance of Children’s Rights” are an active part of the work in the drafting and finalization of this draft law, and will continue to help and monitor every procedure until the approval of this draft law and its entry into force.

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