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Night of A Thousand Dinners 2007 |
| October 16, 2007 |
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On October 16, 2007 the American Embassy, with support from the Albanian Mine Action Executive, hosted Albania's fourth 'Night of a Thousand Dinners' charity event at the Residence of the American Ambassador to raise money to help mine victims.
More than a hundred guests were present representing various Embassies in Albania, the Albanian Government, private businesses, and representatives from international and national organizations. The event raised $ 18,614, which is planned to be used to support the socio-economic reintegration of youth mine survivors in attending post-secondary studies, as well as for the medical treatment of complex cases of mine/UXO survivors. |
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| EC-UNDP Field Visit to Kukes Regional Development Initiative |
| September 18-20, 2007 |
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Head of EC Delegation, H. Lohan during the field visit in north-east Albania, September 2007 |
On September 18-20, 2007 a high level mission comprised of the UN Resident Representative, Mrs. Gülden Türköz-Cosslett, and the Head of the EC Delegation for Albania, Mr. Helmuth Lohan conducted a field visit to Kukës in order to review the progress of the jointly funded projects of the Kukes Regional Development Initiative (KRDI) and the Mine Action Completion Initiative. Additionally, the visit to the Kukes region allowed the opportunity to identify further development opportunities and potential in view of furthering assistance in the framework of the One UN and the EC funding under CARDS and IPA programming.
The mission followed a packed agenda of combined field visits and meetings with local beneficiaries in the regional and prefecture levels in Kukes region, as well as a meeting with the Mayor of Tropoja. For the Mine Action component, the mission visited a business established by a mine survivor beneficiary of the UNDP/EC supported vocational training project and the Prosthesis Center and new medical equipment at the Kukes Regional Hospital. Additionally, the mission observed a mine clearance demonstration at the DCA base in Golaj, Has.
The mission was met with high appraisal for the assistance of UNDP and the EC by local officials and civilians for the participation and coordination mechanisms used that have ensured commitment, empowerment, and sustainability thus far in the project implementation. |
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The Fourth Portfolio Workshop for the Albania Mine Action Programme |
| July 25, 2007 |
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On July 25, 2007 the fourth Portfolio Workshop of the Albanian Mine Action Programme was held at the AMAE office in Tirana. The Mine Action Portfolio is a booklet published worldwide on a yearly basis as a comprehensive package of mine-action projects requesting funding in mine-affected countries and assisting donors and partners in resource allocation. Representatives from national and local authorities, nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations, and the business community were invited to participate in the Mine Action Portfolio Country Team (MAP CT) to jointly review the National Mine Action Strategy and to submit Mine Action project proposals for possible funding. The Albanian Mine Action Strategy was updated during this meeting, building on its integrated approach with local development initiatives already in progress by national and international actors.
Thirteen submissions covering all Mine Action components were proposed during the meeting and twelve of these were agreed upon and submitted to the Portfolio team for funding possibilities.
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