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144 INSTITUTI PËR DEMOKRACI DHE NDËRMJETËSIM It is argued that tensions over missile defence are closely related to NATO’s enlargement to Ukraine and Georgia and to arms control (the Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty and the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe), and that these issues are poorly tackled at the multilateral level. Aside from the positive moves already undertaken by the Obama administration towards Russia, it is difficult to foresee any rapprochement in the existing incompatibility of views on the legitimacy of NATO. In this context, the role of the EU in improving the security dialogue with Moscow is substantial. Experts of the security management network (idm) Backgrounder in human security in albania Centre for security and european affairs Analyzing the main strategic documents and reflecting on the current situation regarding security issues in Albania, we can come into the conclusion that overwhelmingly the aspects of human security are poorly handled either in the strategic documents or in the public discourse. This risk to create a gap between citizens and state’s institutions themselves, considering that threat perceptions in the large public are tightly connected with human security given that these aspects affect them directly. This backgrounder is conceptualized in the frame of a summary where will be presented the seven components of human security in relation to Albania, aiming to identify the salient elements that feature the framework of human security in Albania. - Economic Security A simple definition of economic security would cite continued solvency, reliability of income and employment security as its main components. Over the 10 last ten years the unemployment rate in Albania has decreased from 18.4 % in 1999 to 12.7 % in 2008 and this can be attributed to economic growth which has been stable at around 6%-7 %.
ÇËSHTJE TË SIGURISË - 12 145 Remittances represent the most important component of rural families’ monthly income, accounting for about 40%. About 70% of workers’ remittances for the first quarter of 2008 was used for non-productive purposes; everyday consumption, construction and reconstruction and education and medical purposes. Albania has recorded high growth rates and in order to sustain high rates in the future the Government must adopt policies that encourage domestic production through development of industries etc that will benefit the unemployed through new jobs created. - Food Security The definition of food security is related with the situation in which the people in every stage of their life should have the opportunity and physical, social, economic space to receive sufficient and safe food, endeavoring to fulfill their basic diet needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. One of the main changes that have happened in the concept of food security in Albania is done on the efforts to protect the environment as well as farmers’ support producing organic products. In Albania, the period following the fall of communism regime resulted in a total dependence of imported food products. This raised the concern on food security and guarantee which have a direct impact on human security. In addition the issue of malnutrition in the young children is a constant concern especially in the low-income families. This phenomenon is mostly accompanied with high infant mortality in some particular areas of the country. The food security in Albania has been often threatened not because of the lack of natural resources to fulfill the country’s needs, but because of mismanagement and political crisis that have lead sometimes to food emergencies. - Environmental Security Considered as a central issue in the national security, environmental security comprises the dynamic and interconnections among the natural resource base, the social fabric of the state, and the economic engine for local and regional stability. Albania’s National Security Strategy,
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