Content_paragraphs:  The Kosovo governmental commission responsible for the verification and 
  
  recognition of the status of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence received 111 
  
  applications, bringing the total number of applications received since its 
  
  establishment in February 2018 to 1,414. To date, 912 applicants (880 women and 32 
  
  men) have been granted survivor status, while 210 (180 women and 30 men) have 
  
  been rejected. In February, the Basic Court in Pristina directed the commission to 
  
  review, for the first time, its decision to deny an application for survivor status, 
  
  opening the way for survivors to challenge the commission’s decisions and realize 
  
  their right to effective remedies. In September, UNMIK launched an in itiative to 
  
  support the economic empowerment and rights of survivors of conflict -related sexual 
  
  violence, as well as sexual and gender-based violence, from all communities in 
  
  Kosovo, including their right to effective remedy and compensation. The initiativ e 
  
  provides some 150 survivors with access to vocational training, psychosocial 
  
  counselling, legal assistance and medical care.