Importance of UNESCO and the consequences of rejection of Kosovo s bid for membership

• Author: Halim Bajraktari - Emurllah Spahiu
• Position: Prof.ass. dr. University 'Ukshin Hoti' of Prizren, Law Faculty.
• Pages: 172-180

Vol. 3 No. 1

January, 2019

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2519-1284

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

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Importance of UNESCO and the consequences of rejection of Kosovo s bid

for membership

Halim Bajraktari

Prof. ass. dr. University ”Ukshin Hoti” of Prizren, Law Faculty.

Emurllah Spahiu

Abstract

A er 10 year of the independence the Republic of Kosovo is facing di culties in joining

United Nation, and his specialized agencies, also facing the di culties, to join international

organizations as a way to secure recognition and complete statehood in international arena.

This document explores the quest of Kosovo and will be focus on Kosovo’s application to join

UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural organization, the process and procedures of application

from one nonmember in UNESCO organization in our case Republic of Kosovo. It begins with

the role of the Kosovo supporters in application process and their counterparts, request for

the admission of the Republic of Kosovo to UNESCO, who were the sponsors and cosponsors

of the request, Kosovo’s institutions statements and declarations on taking the obligations

according to the UNESCO constitutions.

The second part of this paper will cover procedures followed and the decision of the hundred

and ninety-seventh session of the UNESCO executive board (197EX/43), distribution of votes

by states in favor of Kosovo’s request, votes of the states against Kosovo and votes of states

with abstention and absent states on voting process.

The third part will cover the recommendation of the UNESCO executive board, and proceed

the decision and recommendations to secretary in order that Kosovo request to be discussed

on the General Conference, part of the general conference discussion related to the Kosovo

application and voting process on the General Conference distribution of votes from the states

who voted in favor, against, abstention and absence during General Conference and rejection

of Kosovo bid.

And the conclusions while what are the benefi ts on joining the UNESCO and the consequences

for Kosovo in the rejection of bid to obtain a seat at the organization UNESCO, what are

the next steps and the chances of Kosovo Institution and recommendations for future, and

selection of approaches on the second bid to join UNESCO in the near future.

Keyword: UN, UNESCO, statehood, Executive Board, General Conference, request, Republic

of Kosovo, rejection.

Introduction

Problem analysis and research goal

Faced with di erent challenges as a new state Republic of Kosovo, the independence

which it declared on 17 February 20081, in coordination with majority of the countries

of the international community, a er a long process of establishment, consolidation of

self-governing institutions and building operational and functional state capacities,

1 Kosovo Assembly transcript h p://www.kuvendikosoves.org/common/docs/proc/trans_s_

2008_02_17_al.pdf (consulted 04.11.2018).