VI. Advocacy and partnerships Finally, another recent example of good inter-institutional co-operation between the OSCE and UNHCR – co-facilitation of the regional interinstitutional process on Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons from Kosovo – is presented in the following good practice example. Good practice: OSCE-UNHCR co-facilitate regional inter-institutional process on Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons from Kosovo In November 2014, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized the Skopje High-level Conference on Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons from Kosovo. This resulted in a Joint Communiqué in which the institutions in Pristina as well as authorities in Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia agreed to co-operate to address the needs of persons displaced from Kosovo, including by convening a technical working group and high-level fora. Following the process’s initiation, UNHCR offices in Belgrade, Pristina, Skopje and Podgorica developed a mapping tool and completed an assessment of available information on the displaced population from/in Kosovo, with the aim of advising institutions about the regional initiative. An analysis of the mapping assessment highlighted that civil registration and personal documentation was among the areas that should be prioritized for action by governments at the local and/or regional level. In July and September 2015, the Technical Working Group for Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons from Kosovo (led and facilitated by UNHCR) discussed the joint concept for the process and identified priority topics. Among the set of practical measures endorsed by the High-Level Forum in September 2015 were the following proposals on personal documentation: — Waive fees for late birth registration in Kosovo and for birth registration that occurred during displacement; and for processing 91

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