Albania

NGO Contacts
United Nations Mission
Government Contacts
New York Permanent Mission

NGO CONTACTS

Albanian Center for Human Rights
Albanian Center for Human Rights (ACHR) was established in March 1992 as an indipendent non-governmental organization that is dedicated to promote knowledge and education of Human Rights Institutions, Standards and Procedures in the process of developing a stable civil society.
Rruga "Kont Urani", nr.10
Tirana, Albania
Ph#: + 355 4 230630/257757/ 239922
Fax#: + 355 4 239121
E-mail: qshdnj@albaniaonline.net
Website: http://www.achr.org

Albanian Helsinki Committee
Rr. Ali Demi, Pall. 2, ap. 12, Shk 2, Tirana
Ph#: 355 42 33671
Fax#: 355 42 33671

Albanian Women's Federation
Ph#: +355 42 725 92
Email: albpaneu@icc.al.eu.org or fgsh@icc.al.eu.org

Balkan Sunflowers - Tirana
BSFA,
Rruga"Hoxha Tahsim"Pall 263/1,Apt 19
Tirana, Albania
phone: +355 (0)4 360 676
fax: +355 4 266 821
mobile: +355 (0)68 220 2991 (Sona)
mobile:+355(0) 68 213 8413(Ledi)
mobile:+355(0) 68 213 1974( Klara)
email: bsfalbania@albaniaonline.com
website:www.balkansunflowers.org

Counselling Centre for Women and Girls
The Counselling Centre for Women and Girls is an institution, which aims at the reduction and the uprooting of violence against women in society. Its contribution is part of women's movement in Albania not only through provision of services, but also through raising awareness, lobbying and rights protection, training and research in this field.
PO Box 2416/1, Tirana
Ph#: 355 42 33409
Fax#: 355 42 33408
E-mail: aida@lcfwg.tirana.al

The Albanian Foundation for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation of Disputes (AFCR)
ACFR aims at contributing to the democratisation of Albanian society through mediation and reconciliation of conflicts and disputes arising among individuals and social groups. It has set up nine Mediation Centers in Albania where workshops are held in order to strengthen community based mediation processes in the Albanian society. The AFCR also works to educate youths and students with the concepts and practices of conflict prevention and resolution.
Issues: mediation and reconciliation of disputes
Him Kolli, nr 23/1, Tirana, Albania
Ph#: +355 42 48681
Fax#: +355 42 32739
Email: gjoka@albaniaonline.net

League of Albania Women
str.117, No.2, 91220 Tetova, Macedonia
Ph#: +389 94 27461
Fax#: +389 94 23248

League of Albanian Women of Macedonia
Djane Kreshova Ul. 101 No. 6, 91220 Tetovo, Macedonia
Ph#: +389 94 32666

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Centre
University of Luigj Gurakuqi Shkoder
Ph#: +355-224-2191

Women's Association "Perteritja"
"Myslym Shyri" Str. N54/1/3, Tirana
Ph#/Fax #: 355 42 32596

Women's Center
The Women’s center works for the public awareness about women's issues. The center functions mainly as a documentaion and information center where are included: a library with about 1500 titles, a collection of studies, a database for gender statistics and NGOs, etc. and as a training center.
Rr. "Myslim Shri" P.54, Shk. 1, Ap.3, PO Box 2418, Tirana
Ph/Fax #: +355 42 23693
E-mail: tina@women-center.tirana.al or edi@women-center.tirana.al
Website: http://www.icc-al.org/~women/WomenCenter.htm

Women's Documentation & Information Center
It is one of the project of the Women's Center. This Information Center, except of the collection of studies, makes available to the public a rich library, a database and an archive of the daily press monitoring. Its purposes are to Protect and promote women's rights as Human Rights; to set a gender-oriented information database; to monitor Media with the aim of influencing media policies and strategies regarding women's issues.
P. O. Box 2418, Tirana
Ph & Fax #: +355 42 23693
Email: postmater@women-center.tirana.al
Website: www.neww.org/countries/Albania/wctirana.htm

Women's Legal Group
The Women's Legal Group is a coalition of advocates representing 12 women's organizations in the Republic of Albania. The goal of the Women's Legal Group is to advocate the inclusion of the rights and protections for women and girls in the Albanian law. The WLG has worked hard to influence the parliamentary legislative drafting process by pressuring the Albanian parliament and government ministries to modify or block draft laws that contravene the guarantees of women's rights embodied in the country's constitution.
P.O. Box: 2418, Tirane, Albania
Qendra e Gruas
Rr. Myslym Shyri, P. 54, Sh.1 Ap. 3
Ph#/Fax#: 23693
Website: www.geocities.com/Athens/2533/albania.html

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Albania
The organization aims to bring together women of different political beliefs and philosophies who are united in their determination to study, make known and help abolish the causes and the legitimization of war; to work toward world peace; total and universal disarmament; the abolition of violence and coercion in the settlement of conflict and its replacement in every case by negotiation and conciliation
Rruga "Naim Fresheri"
P84 Sh2 Ap31, Tirane
Ph/Fax#: +355-42-29738
Email: tkurtiqi@hotmail.com or fridahouse@hotmail.com

UNITED NATIONS CONTACTS

Diplomatic Corps in Albania (UN Directory)
Diplomatic Contacts for Missions in Albania 2000

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - Albania
Rr. 4 Shkurti, Villa 35 Tirana
Ph #: +355 4 250405/6
Fax #: +355 4 232075/234448
Email: registry.al@undp.org
Website: www.undp.org.al/

UNDP Country Office in Albania
UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative: Ms. Anna Stjarnerklint
Deputy Resident Representative:
Desh Moret E4, Shkurtit Street, Villa No. 35, Tirana
Ph#: (355-42) 33-122 or (355-42) 33-148 or (355-42) 33-149
Fax: (355-42) 32-075 or (355-42) 34-448
E-mail: registry.al@undp.org
Website: http://www.undp.org.al

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Regional Bureau for Europe and The
Commonwealth of Independent States
One United Nations Plaza, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA Ph#: (1-212) 906-5000
Fax#: (1-212) 906-6595 or (1-212) 906-6267
Website: http://www.undp.org/rbec

United Nations Development Programme
Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS
Regional Support Center
Grosslingova 35, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Ph#: (421-7)59337-11
Fax#: (421-7)59337-450
Email: fo.slo@undp.org
Website: http://www.undp.sk

UNHCR in Albania
Ph#/Fax#: +355 42/ 28474 or +355 42/ 28492

GOVERNMENT CONTACTS

Commitee For Women and Family
"Kavaja" Str.
Ph #: 2475 72
Fax #: 2475 72
Email: wimincom@icc.al.eu.org

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Women
Bul. "Deshmoret e Kombit", Tirana
Ph# (355-42) 23 682
Fax#: (355-42) 23 682

Albanian Government
UN Directory 2000

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations
320 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
Ph#: (212) 249 2059
Fax#: (212) 535 2917
E-mail: albania@un.int