Content_paragraphs:  On 3 August, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a 
  
  needs assessment and monitoring project with its local partners in the 
  
  Gjakovë/Đakovica municipality to improve the access of Kosovo Roma, Kosovo 
  
  Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communities to information on COVID-19 preventive 
  
  measures and social services, and to safeguard their livelihoods. This is the first of a 
  
  series of projects to be implemented in 12 Kosovo municipalities by November 2020. 
  
  UNHCR, UNMIK and other international actors continued to support the Kosovo 
  
  Ashkali, Kosovo Egyptian and Kosovo Roma communities in obtaining personal 
  
  documentation and resolving civil status issues to enable their access to public 
  
  services. In responding to the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations Kosovo team has 
  
  reinforced its support for the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian 
  
  communities, in particular in the areas of nutrition and hygiene, health, education, 
  
  civil documentation and social inclusion, while continuously assessing the impact of 
  
  the pandemic on these communities to ensure targeted assistance, with a focus on 
  
  women and children. During the period under review, no contributions were made to 
  
  the United Nations trust fund in support of the Kosovo Ashkali, Kosovo Egyptian and 
  
  Kosovo Roma communities affected by lead poisoning in Kosovo, leaving the fund 
  
  without the ability to support their urgent needs.  
  
   
  
   
  
   VII.  Rule of law and human rights