Safe clean drinking water for Kosovo, thanks to the Swiss

To mark World Water Day (March 22), a special report from Kosovo on how the Swiss are helping to provide safe clean drinking water and new sewage systems to homes all over the state. It's thanks to a major investment programme by the Swiss Cooperation Office in Pristina. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on March 21, 2011 - 12:12

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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