Kosovo Human Development Report 2010 - UNDP Kosovo - United ...
Kosovo Human Development Report 2010 - UNDP Kosovo - United ... Kosovo Human Development Report 2010 - UNDP Kosovo - United ...
The under-five infant mortality rate of 35-40 per 1,000 live births is the highest in Europe. High prevalence of tuberculosis is another health challenge. • Communities in the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica live in an area heavily polluted by lead and heavy metals. Although lead production in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica was suspended in 2000 due to health concerns, communities living there must deal with these environmental hazards and their negative health effects, in particular, elevated levels of lead in their blood that put them at a risk of developmental and behavioural disabilities and other adverse health conditions. • Some ethnic groups are economically excluded more than others. Kosovo-RAE have the highest exclusion rates with 40.6 percent excluded from all factor markets. Kosovo-Albanians also face a higher exclusion rate than the average with 8.1 percent (average rate being at 7.6 percent). Kosovo-Turks and Kosovo-Bosnians face an exclusion rate of 5.4 percent, and finally the lowest incidence for exclusion is with Kosovo-Serbs at 3 percent. Employment among Kosovo-RAE communities, for instance, is much lower than the average; 75 percent of male youth aged 15-24 are unemployed. • Women in Kosovo face much lower access to factor markets than men. 102 | KOSOVO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2010 The unemployment rate for women is 55 percent, while for men it is 39 percent. • Migration and remittances have been an effective mechanism for reducing poverty in Kosovo. In Kosovo, the role of social protection transfers is characterised by very limited benefits and low coverage of the poor. • Many groups and individuals lack access to utility services. 36 percent of households reported that they do not have access to one of such essential utility services as tap water, sanitation and electricity. • Kosovo has the lowest public expenditure on social protection com- In Prizren there is a radio station in the Roma language however, on the public television there is only one programme for 30 minutes once per week which is not much. There is also a TV programme in one of the local TV channels but that one was for Ashkali and it was in the Albanian language. RAE participant of a focus group pared to the countries in the region, with only 3.7 percent of GDP or 12.7 percent of total government expenditures allocated for social protection. The social protection system does not reach over 75 percent of the poor and has reinforced dependency and the status quo. • Many children of socially excluded groups do not have access to the publicly funded education system. One quarter of all Kosovo-RAE children do not attend primary school at all and the picture is worse with regard to the Kosovo-RAE attendance of secondary education where approximately 78 percent of females and 62 percent of males are not in attendance. Only 10 per-
cent of children with disabilities are enrolled in mainstream schools. The number of students that drop out of school continues to be high in Kosovo, especially among girls. Inclusion of girls in education is affected by numerous factors, such as traditional views on the role of women, poverty, and distances to schools. • People living in rural areas are more excluded in terms of accessing health care. Factors that contribute to their exclusion include difficulty in obtaining an appointment to see a doctor or medical specialist, having to wait a long pe- riod of time before seeing a medical doctor, and/or the overall cost of seeing a doctor and purchasing the required medications. • Pensioners are often excluded from quality services and essential medicines as their pensions are not sufficient to cover the costs of a monthly supply of medicines. • Kosovo-Serbs do not actively participate in political life in Kosovo. The overwhelming majority (86 percent) of Serbs did not vote in the 2007 elections. In the local elections of 2009 however, the number of voters among the Kosovo-Serb population has increased. Life in Kosovo 2010: A Snapshot | 103
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cent of children with disabilities are<br />
enrolled in mainstream schools.<br />
The number of students that drop<br />
out of school continues to be high<br />
in <strong>Kosovo</strong>, especially among girls.<br />
Inclusion of girls in education is affected<br />
by numerous factors, such<br />
as traditional views on the role of<br />
women, poverty, and distances to<br />
schools.<br />
• People living in rural areas are<br />
more excluded in terms of accessing<br />
health care. Factors that contribute<br />
to their exclusion include<br />
difficulty in obtaining an appointment<br />
to see a doctor or medical<br />
specialist, having to wait a long pe-<br />
riod of time before seeing a medical<br />
doctor, and/or the overall cost<br />
of seeing a doctor and purchasing<br />
the required medications.<br />
• Pensioners are often excluded<br />
from quality services and essential<br />
medicines as their pensions are<br />
not sufficient to cover the costs of<br />
a monthly supply of medicines.<br />
• <strong>Kosovo</strong>-Serbs do not actively participate<br />
in political life in <strong>Kosovo</strong>.<br />
The overwhelming majority (86<br />
percent) of Serbs did not vote in<br />
the 2007 elections. In the local elections<br />
of 2009 however, the number<br />
of voters among the <strong>Kosovo</strong>-Serb<br />
population has increased.<br />
Life in <strong>Kosovo</strong> <strong>2010</strong>: A Snapshot | 103
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