The Mediation Committee of the Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in the framework of the project "Advancing Gender Justice", opened the Mediation Centre in Prishtina.

At the opening ceremony of this centre, the Deputy Minister of Justice, Abdul Ymeri said that in the context of ongoing reforms in the justice system and the priorities of the Ministry of Justice, a special role is dedicated to the functioning of the Mediation System. He added that through mediation, as an alternative dispute resolution, Kosovo citizens will be offered more options for resolution of disputes between them, and the courts will decrease their backlog.

Osnat Lubrani, UNDP representative in Kosovo, said that UNDP is honoured to support the establishment of the Mediation Centre in Prishtina, by considering the resolution of disputes through mediation as more efficient, as she said, in the context of focusing the institutions and people of Kosovo in the establishment of the rule of law and order.

The Chairman of the Judicial Council of Kosovo, Enver Peci and Alesander Lumezi from the State Prosecution spoke about the role that the institution of mediation has, as well as the support that will give to the judicial system. 

The President of the Mediation Committee, Lindita Ademi, before the participants presented the achievements of mediation since its establishment.

In addition to the mediation centre opened today in Prishtina, such centres are also functionional in Peja, Gjilan, Ferizaj, and will soon be opened in Mitrovica.