Today was held the regular meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group against Domestic Violence for the Progress Report 2012 and the Approval of the Operating Procedures of action for the treatment of family violence, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Justice, at the same time the National Coordinator against Domestic Violence, Daut Xhemajli.

At the meeting, the Coordinator, Xhemajli announced that they are working for the creation and promotion of a strong opinion against domestic violence, and presented the draft report for 2012, which defines the activities, challenges, conclusions and recommendations for further steps in improving the situation in the fight against domestic violence. 

''It has been worked and it was concluded an increase of the level of cooperation and coordination between the competent institutions, especially the increase of the level of staff for handling cases of domestic violence through trainings organized in certain areas and here we must emphasize the contribution of different international organizations through the joint program UNKT on domestic violence as well as the OSCE which helped in raising the awareness of domestic violence, in improving access to services, strengthening the links in the chain of services for the prevention, protection and reintegration of victims of violence as well as concrete assistance for their economic independence. The Progress Report for 2012 is a compilation of reports of each institution in Kosovo and donors, who through their Programs supported and advanced the role of national mechanisms to successfully combat this fight against domestic violence and gender equality" said Xhemajli.

While discussing the draft report for the year 2012, members of the group presented their suggestions and recommendations regarding the finalization of the report.