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For several weeks more than forty families including 88 children from a Roma community in Tirana have been living in temporary shelters on the pavement after being evicted from their informal settlement in the former 'Dekorit' premises on the Rruga Kavaja. This community is in an extremely vulnerable situation with health and hygiene conditions deteriorating on a daily basis. The children and community are exposed to constant danger from the traffic on the busy road.

Representatives of Child Led Groups “Voice 16+” from three regions, supported by Save the Children, presented the findings of a survey they had undertaken on child rights situation
They gave recommendations for improvements to the government authorities at a Conference on the implementation of the National Strategy for Children. This Conference, which is organized every year by the State Agency for Protection of Children’s Rights, involves the highest level authorities, civil society and other actors that work in the field of children’s rights.

Save the Children has published the 14th annual State of World’s Mothers Report. Every year around the world nearly 3 million babies die within the first month of life, most from preventable causes. More than 1 million babies die the day they are born – making the birth day the riskiest day for newborns and mothers.

The district of Shkodra is experiencing heavy localized floods for the fourth consecutive year. Floods are primarily caused by heavy rains and increased water levels of the two hydropower plants and rivers in the area. Unfortunately, clear solutions to curb this reality are yet to be identified and hundreds of people end up affected each year.