MDG-F ALBANIA

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Title : Culture & Heritage for Social and Economic Development

Country : Albania

Thematic Window : Culture and Development

Participating UN organisations : UNESCO, UNDP

Signing partners : Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports; Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Source of funds : Spanish MDG Achievement Fund

Summary

Designed to strengthen the capacities of Albania in the fields of culture and development and to articulate Albania’s cultural identity and heritage to the promotion of the country’s image abroad. 

Achieving the goal will represent an important contribution to Albania’s national priority of accession to the European Union. Interventions will include provision of policy support, improvement of capacities in the field of the protection, promotion and management of cultural assets, safeguarding of the most valuable cultural heritage monuments and sites, and strengthening the cultural industries sector for socio-economic development and achievement of the MDGs.

Millenium Development Goals addressed

  • Goal 0: Millennium Declaration: an enabling environment (human rights, democracy and good governance)
  • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Activities

include : Archaeological Parks, Architectural Competition, Arts and Crafts, Cultural Diplomacy, Historical Buildings, and National History Museum.

Documents

MDGF-1805: Albania’s Cultural Transformation: From Isolation to Participation

Annual workplan for 2009

2008 Annual Progress Report

Project details

Total Budget in USD : $ 3,260,000 | UNESCO Budget as UN Participating Organization (amount broken down) : $ 1,393,150 | Started : August 2008 | Expected end date : 2011 | Geographic focus : Albania | Status : Ongoing

Markers

24 July 2008 : Official Signing Ceremony in Tirana | 13 August 2008 : Official Joint Programme start date | 11 December 2008 : National Professional Officer (NPO) in Tirana, Zhulieta Harasani, joins UNESCO | 06 July 2009: 6-mo extension requested and approved | 3 June 2010 : final decision from the Albanian Government on National History Museum (NHM) to renovate the Ethnographic Pavilion  | 11 September 2010 : inauguration of National Film Archives (NFA) premises

Main achievements

A study on fiscal mechanisms for cultural heritage and revenue management completed to feed into the national fiscal policy recommendations.

A tour guide training course formally approved by line ministries and Tirana University to equip future managers of Albania’s' cultural heritage.

An International Advisory Board of the National History Museum (NHM) established to improve and maximise visitors’ experience.

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