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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo, in immediate response to COVID-19 and in line with our mandate to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities, provided today 25 Tablets to the Emergency Management Agency. The equipment will allow the EMA response teams such as Local Operation Centers to continue their work more effectively by enabling improved coordination, real time communication and data exchange.
Mr. Fadil Kodra, Head of the Emergency Management Agency, Ms. Valbona Bogujevci, UNDP Assistant Resident Representative and Programme Coordinator, and UNDP officials were present at the handover which took place at the Emergency Management Agency premises.
IT communication solutions tools will enable officials to work uninterrupted even from home, facilitate communication with clients thus improving the quality and timeline of delivery of services.
While accepting the donation, Mr. Kodra emphasized: “On behalf of the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration (MIAPA), I would like to express the gratitude and our appreciation for UNDP’s donation of 25 tablets which will facilitate Emergency Operations Centers’ 112 communication and coordination of activities with local institutions and other organizations involved in the management of the COVID 19 pandemic. UNDP’s cooperation and support to AME is of particular importance, therefore, together we will continue to deepen and advance our partnership towards future achievements”.
“UNDP is committed to continue supporting the Kosovo institutions during the pandemic to continue delivering their services as effectively as possible. Particularly improving the coordination and communication on real time of the front-line respondents such as Local Operative Centers 24/7, Municipal Research and Rescue Committees, to effectively manage to protect peoples live”, said Ms. Bogujevci.
Working at the heart of UN Kosovo Team, UNDP in Kosovo has been supporting the people and institutions of Kosovo to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic since the outbreak, focusing particularly on the most vulnerable. We have rapidly shifted focus, responding swiftly and efficiently and reorienting our programme to assist Kosovo’s efforts to stop the spread of the virus, helping to protect people from the pandemic and its impacts, respond during the outbreak, and recover from the economic and social impacts in the months to come.
To learn more about our work to fight the pandemic, please visit our page: https://www.ks.undp.org/content/kosovo/en/home/covid-19-pandemic-response.html
For more information, please contact:
Burbuqe Dobranja, UNDP Communications Associate
Phone: (038) 249 066 ext. 410; mobile: 049 720 800 e-mail: burbuqe.dobranja@undp.org
Danijela Mitić, Communication Associate UNDP
Phone: (038) 249 066 ext. 412; mobile: 049 720 824 e-mail: danijela.mitic@undp.org
