Albania and the United Nations
Ferit Hoxha |
The
History
1955–99
After joining in 1955, Albania started to apply for membership in other organisations of the United Nations.[1] On 16 October 1958 Albania became a permanent member of UNESCO.[2]
From the 1960s onwards, the
In November 1973 Albania joined the Food and Agriculture Organization.[4]
During 12–13 May 1990 the
In 1992 the Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified by Albania, marking important progress on the human rights record of the newly democratic country.[6]
In 1994 another resolution was prepared and introduced by the Albanian delegation to the UN, this time about the "Situation of Human Rights in Kosovo". Albania served as the main sponsor of the resolution, which was adopted with a clear majority of the UN membership. In 1995 the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the UN was elected Vice President of the 50th session of the UN General Assembly.[7]
After the
2000–present
In 2005 Albania was elected for the first time a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, for a two-year term until 2007, and in 2012 reelected for the second time. In 2013 it also served as Vice President of the ECOSOC.[10]
During 2007–09 it was member of the Governing Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency.[11]
On October 21, 2014, Albania joined the United Nations Human Rights Council for the term 2015–17, and was elected vice-president of its Bureau for 2015.[12]
Ambassador
Albania was voted to become a member of the 15-country
Peacekeeping missions
Albania has participated in the following peacekeeping missions led by the UN:
Country | Current Mission | Organization | No. of personnel |
---|---|---|---|
Georgia | UNOMIG | United Nations | 39 military observers[22] |
Ivory Coast | UNOCI
|
United Nations | |
Liberia | UNMIL
|
United Nations | |
CAR, Chad | MINURCAT | United Nations | 63 troops[23] |
South Sudan | UNMISS | United Nations |
Representatives
No. | Name | Term served
| |
1 | Gaqo Paze | 1955 | 1958 |
2 | Reis Malile | 1958 | 1961 |
3 | Halim Budo | 1961 | 1970 |
4 | Sami Baholli | 1970 | 1977 |
5 | Abdi Baleta | 1977 | 1983 |
6 | Justin Papajorgji | 1983 | 1986 |
7 | Bashkim Pitarka | 1986 | 1992 |
8 | Thanas Shkurti | 1992 | 1994 |
9 | Pëllumb Kulla | 1993 | 1997 |
10 | Agim Nesho | 1997 | 2006 |
11 | Adrian Neritani | 27 April 2006 | 2009 |
12 | Ferit Hoxha | 5 August 2009 | 1 October 2015 |
13 | Besiana Kadare | 30 January 2016 | 1 October 2021 |
– | Ferit Hoxha | 26 October 2021 | present[24] |
See also
References
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- ^ "FAO Member States and Dates of Accession to the Organization," FAO.org.
- ^ Binder, David (12 May 1990). "Evolution in Europe; PEREZ DE CUELLAR VISITS ALBANIANS". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties - Albania". University of Minnesota Human Rights Library.
- ^ "Press Brochure", punetejashtme.gov.al.
- ^ "Security Council welcomes establishment of multinational protection force in Albania". United Nations. 28 March 1997.
- ^ "Security Council resolution 1114 (1997) on the situation in Albania". ReliefWeb.
- ^ "60 years Albania in UN | Albanian Embassy in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". www.ambasadat.gov.al.
- ^ "ALBANIA IN UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS IN VIENNA | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the International Organizations Vienna". www.ambasadat.gov.al.
- ^ "Albania and the United Nations; 60 Years of Partnership" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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- ^ Shkruar nga Anabel (1 July 2020). "Ismail Kadare's daughter is appointed vice president of the UN General Assembly," Anabel Magazine.
- ^ E. Halili (1 July 2020). "Kadare's Daughter UN Vice President, Meta: Good Opportunity for Albania," Albanian Daily News.
- ^ "Besiana Kadare elected Vice President of the UN General Assembly," Oculus News, 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Rudina Hoxha (April 2021). "Albania Bids for a 2-year Mandate in the United Nations Security Council; Exclusive Interview with Besiana Kadare". Trailblazing Magazine.
- ^ "Brazil, UAE, Albania, Ghana and Gabon win UN council seats". Federal News Network. 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Peacekeeping Contributor Profile: Albania". Providing for Peacekeeping. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Albanian MoD website Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 22 February 2010
- ^ "Albanian Ambassadors to the United Nations - Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations - Official page of Albanian President". president.al. Retrieved 21 October 2021.