Since the situation of the emigration of Syrian refugees is in the focus of the international and national media, Albania as all the European countries has been one of the targets for their accommodation lately. Syrians have come close to Albanian borders and our state is preparing itself to bear with this situation in different ways.
It has been a long time since Observatory for the Children’s Rights has been building its capacity to be ready to handle this situation. Despite its readiness to be involved in emergency situation with its staff in the 12 regions of Albania and all the preparation in trainings of emergency/humanitarian situation assessment and children/human rights monitoring in emergency/humanitarian situation, Observatory has also made a scan of the Syrian refugees situation reflected in the international and national written and electronic media. In this material you can find an overview of the situation of Syrian Refugees concerning Albania from different lenses of observations.
UNICEF Information hub on the refugee and migrant crisis
The Observatory for Children’s Rights is already prepared with its network of staff and volunteers to provide assistance to the possible influx of migrants. This in order to be engaged for Child Rights Monitoring, Assessment of situations and Monitoring and evaluation of response actions.
In addition, the UNICEF regional office for Central and Eastern Europe Commonwealth of Independent States has made available an information hub full with resources and news related to the migrant crisis. Click here to find a wealth of information on this crisis.