September 2020
Membership in the WHO is part of the current Government Program 2020-2023 and has been mentioned sporadically since the declaration of independence in 2008, nevertheless Kosovo has never applied for accession. Based on the latter, this short paper will discuss the chances of Kosovo's membership in the World Health Organization (WHO). It proceeds by offering a short discussion in respect to Kosovo's multilateral efforts until this point, as one of the key pillars of its foreign policy. After that the paper pinpoints the benefits, procedure and opportunity of accession for Kosovo in the WHO. The paper argues that the current context, created after the outbreak of the coronavirus presents a new opportunity to consider Kosovo's application in the WHO, something which would benefit both Kosovo citizens and institutions in their battle against the virus.