Third Coordination Meeting with Donors held: Population and Housing Census 2021
04/11/2020The Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) has organized the third coordination meeting with donors on the topic: Population and Housing Census in 2021.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the measures taken by the Government of Kosovo, the III Coordination Meeting with donors was organized virtually.
The Minister of Finance and Transfers, Mrs. Hykmete Bajrami, was present in this meeting. Mrs. Hykmete Bajrami thanked all donors for their continued support in the 2021 Census process. She stressed that the Census is her priority and that of the entire Government of Kosovo.
From donor organizations present at the meeting were representatives from Eurostat, EU Office in Kosovo, United Nations in Kosovo (UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, etc.), World Bank, IMF, Embassies accredited in Kosovo, IOM, etc.
The donors were informed about the processes so far for the 2021 Census, specifically for the Pilot Census 2020, the establishment of the working group for drafting the Law on the 2021 Census, as well as about the challenges that await this capital project.