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Working together, all of us can bring a prosperous world to the children! HELP THE CHILDREN Electronic Newsletter of the Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania - CRCA / DCI Section ALBANIA Funded by: Olof Palme International Center and SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency)
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IN IN THIS EDITION: - SHOQERIA CIVILE NE SHQIPERI I PERGJIGJET KRIZES SE KRIJUAR PAS SHPERTHIMEVE NE GERDEC - CIVIL SOCIETY IN ALBANIA RESPONDS TO THE CATASTROPHE OF BLASTS NEAR TIRANA - ALBANIA ROCKED BY HUGE EXPLOSIONS - Overview of the Electronic Newsletters
- SHOQERIA CIVILE NE SHQIPERI I PERGJIGJET KRIZES SE KRIJUAR PAS SHPERTHIMEVE NE GERDEC Tirane 17 Mars 2008 - Pas shperthimeve dhe katastrofes ne fshatin Gerdec, prane Tiranes, fatkeqesi qe ka prekur me shume se 4000 persona dhe ka shkaktuar te pakten 300 te plagosur dhe 16 te vdekur deri me tani, perfaqesues te shoqerise civile ne Shqiperi i jane pergjigjur kesaj krize duke rene dakord per te zbatuar nje sere masash me efekt te menjehershem. Sot ne mesdite CRCA / DCI Shqiperi thirri nje mbledhje koordinuese te shoqerise civile, e cila u ndoq nga mese 20 perfaqesues te organizatave kryesore ne Shqiperi. Qellimi i takimit ishte koordinimi i veprimeve dhe aksioneve te shoqerise civile ne pergjigje te krizes se shkaktuar pas shperthimeve ne Fshatin Gerdec. Pas diskutimeve dhe debateve, perfaqesuesit e shoqerise civile prezent ne takim rane dakord per te ndermarre se bashku veprimet e meposhtme: 1. Te ngrene nje koalicion te shoqerise civile qe do te njihet me emrin: Aksioni Civil per Solidaritet dhe Pergjegjshmeri. Po ashtu u percaktua nje Grup Koordinues me detyre kryesore te koordinoje dhe shkembeje informacionin e shoqerise civile, si dhe te lehtesoje organizimin e aktioviteteve ne emer te Aksionit Civil. 2. Aksioni Civil per Solidaritet dhe Pergjegjshmeri do te mbaje neser ne ora 12.00 nje Konference per Shtyp, ku do t'i kerkohet publikisht Qeverise se Shqiperise qe te marre pergjegjesine e plote dhe te jete tranparente per ate qe ndodhi ne Fshatin Gerdec, prane Bashkise se Vores, Tirane. 3. Te organizoje nje Manifestim Solidarizimi ne shenje respekti te viktimave te Gerdecit dhe te zonave te tjera te prekura nga shperthimi te Shtunen, Dt. 22 Mars 2008, ora 12.00 ne mesdite, ore e cila korrespondon me oren e shperthimeve ne Gerdec. 4. Te koordinohet me te gjitha organizatat humanitare ne Shqiperi dhe ne menyre specifike me Kryqin e Kuq ne Shqiperi per te organizuar mbledhjen e ndihmave ne ushqime, veshje dhe mjete higjinike-sanitare per te gjithe te mbijetuarit e kesaj katastrofe dhe qe jane strehuar prane Kampeve te Pushimit (Kovaleshence) te Ministrise se Brendshme dhe te Ministrise se Mbrojtjes ne Durres.
Altin Hazizaj - CIVIL SOCIETY IN ALBANIA RESPONDS TO THE CATASTROPHE OF BLASTS NEAR TIRANA Tirana 17 March 2008 - After the explosions and the following catastrophe near the capital of Albania, Tirana, which has affected more than 4000 persons and so far has caused the injury to of more than 300 people and the death of 16 people in the village Gerdec, representatives of civil society in Albania have responded to the crises by agreeing a set of measures that will take immediate effect. CRCA / DCI Albania called this afternoon a coordination meeting of civil society organisations in Albania, which was attended by more than 20 major national-organisations. The aim of the meeting it was to coordinate the actions of civil society in respond to the needs of the victims of the blasts and at the same time to ask the Government to be transparent and take responsibility of what happened. After many discussions that took place in the meeting, the representatives of the civil society decided to take the following measures: 1. Establish a coalition of NGO's and civil society organisations under the name: Civil Action for Solidarity and Responsibility. A Coordination Team was also established and it will be responsible for coordinating the information with all civil society organisations in Albania that wish to help the victims of the catastrophe. 2. Hold a press conference tomorrow noon at 12.00 and ask publicly the Government of Albania to take full reasonability, be accountable and transparent about the events that took place in the village of Gerdec, Tirana. 3. Hold a Manifestation in Solidarity with the victims of the blasts on Saturday 12.00 noon, which corresponds with the time when the blasts happen at the village of Gerdec. 4. Coordinate with relevant organisations such as Albanian Red Cross to provide food, clothing and sanitary items to all the surviving victim of the blasts hosted in governmental premises of Durres.
Altin Hazizaj - ALBANIA ROCKED BY HUGE EXPLOSIONS At least five people have been killed and more than 240 injured in a series of huge explosions at an arms dump near the Albanian capital, Tirana. They happened as specialists were dismantling obsolete munitions at the site, next to Gerdec village. The blasts caused injuries and damage in a wide surrounding area, and were heard more than 170km (100 miles) away in the Macedonian capital Skopje. Some 4,000 people were evacuated and it is feared the death toll could rise. Rescuers have been unable to reach the main blast site as ammunition continues to detonate at the dump, many hours after the first blast. Special army units have been deployed in armoured vehicles. The rescue operation was halted after night fell, but is due to resume at daybreak on Sunday. Hospitals have taken in injured people suffering burns, concussion, broken limbs and cuts from flying glass and shrapnel. Juela Mecani, a spokeswoman for Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, said a number of homes near the depot had been "completely destroyed", and that the authorities had evacuated all neighbouring villages. Rescuers had managed to find and save 25 residents who had hidden in a communist-era bunker when the explosions began, she added. 'Ten minutes to flee' Police said the cause of the explosions was not immediately clear, but terrorism was not suspected. Mr Berisha's office quoted witnesses as saying the initial explosion was smaller than subsequent blasts, allowing many of the estimated 110 workers on the site to escape. "Ten minutes passed before the biggest blast and many workers used this time to flee," its statement said. "The government is trying to identify all the workers, one by one, but the situation is difficult and the explosions continue." Mr Berisha, a heart specialist, promised an official inquiry into the accident after visiting victims in hospitals in Tirana. "The problem of ammunition in Albania is one of the gravest, and a continuous threat," Mr Berisha said. "There is a colossal, crazy amount of it dating back to 1945." Aid offered The blasts smashed windows at Tirana's nearby international airport, and prompted a brief suspension of flights. The base was a central collection point for an arsenal amassed by Albania's former communist dictatorship. Albania has been offered international medical and other aid Albania has about 100,000 tons of excess ammunition stored in former army depots across the country, according to Defence Minister Fatmir Mediu. The military experts at the base where the blasts occurred were being assisted by employees of a US company contracted by Nato to help the Albanian army dispose of surplus munitions. It is unclear whether Americans or other foreigners were among the victims. The US embassy in Tirana said it was unable to confirm whether there were foreigners present at the dump. Countries including the US, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey and Kosovo have offered medical and other aid to the Albanian authorities in the wake of the explosions. News Source: BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7298341.stm
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