From January 11 to 15, a creative and intensive workshop took place in Skopje - FYR Macedonia, involving representatives of civil society, media organisations professional planners and citizens of Mitrovica South and North as well as members of staff from UN-HABITAT in exploring issues and ideas of improving the quality of the living environment in Mitrovica.

The current economic crisis and poor quality of life, that people from both parts of the city (North and South) are experiencing was a starting point for the brainstorming exercise and the dialogue between the two communities.

In expressing their concerns and preferences, people from both parts of the city identified common issues and worked together in developing solutions that could benefit all.
The workshop engaged civil society and media organisations in Mitrovica South and North. It also strengthened the dialogue and cooperation between civil society organizations and professional planners from North and South Mitrovica .

By using the method of Multi Visioning, all possible ideas were explored in a very creative manner. Although this approach allows different visions for North and South, the aim was to discuss openly the common and conflicting elements of the elaborated visions and ideas, resulting in a common Vision Statement for the future development of Mitrovica in the short term (2012) and longer term (2022).  Ann-Sofie Nilsson (Sida/Swedish Office) and Alastair Butchart-Livingston (OSCE Mitrovica Region) attended the presentation of the results and expressed their hope that there will be follow up and implementation of concrete projects in the nearby future.

The whole report on Mitrovica visioning is available in three languages and can be found under the section Publications/UN-HABITAT publications/reports.