The UN-Habitat Programme in Kosovo, the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP), funded by the Swedish Government through Sida, has for several years been deeply involved in spatial planning, development control, environmental issues and sustainability in Kosovo at both central and local level. MuSPP interacts with and provides support, advice and capacity building to a number of municipalities. Support and advice is also provided to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and to related ministries, to the Association of Kosovo Municipalities and to other relevant role players in the development sector. Throughout the many years, substantial experience has been acquired regarding the administrative, legal, managerial and practical areas within the sector. Good access to international best practice has been an advantage and this has been applied in various projects and activities.

In view of the above, UN-Habitat/MuSPP has been committed to provide comments and recommendations on the very important Draft Law on Spatial Planning, a cornerstone in the legal framework for Kosovo's development, as well as the Draft Law on Treatment of Constructions without Permit, which are now with the National Assembly's Functional Committee for consideration. Both draft Laws have incorporated a number of UN-Habitat/MuSPP recommendations, which were considered very valuable taking into account its experience and credibility on legal and planning issues within Kosovo's local and central institutions. In order to closely follow the process MuSPP is being invited regularly and continuously to the functional committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Spatial Planning in the Assembly of Kosovo, for the review progress of the above mentioned Laws.