NGO Humanitarian Coordination no.14

MINUTES

of the 14th meeting
Skopje, October 30th 2001

Present
Artemis Perik - OOZM; Dilbera Kamberovska - ROZM "Daja"; Memedali Rahmani - Mesecina; Dragi Zmijanac - PDAS "Medzasi"; Ahmet Jasarovski - Drom; Guner Nebiu - SAZM; Zora Gorgioska - SOZM; Aleksandar Krzalovski, Emina Nuredinoska - MCIC.

Absent

El hilal, Klasje na dobrinata, Natyra, Milosrdie
The meeting was chaired by Aleksandar Krzalovski, MCIC.
Minutes person: Emina Nuredinoska.

The participants determined the following

Agenda

- Record from the 13th meeting of NGO humanitarian coordination.

1. Reports for humanitarian activities
   a) Reports from the 13th and 14th meetings of NHC
   b) Reports from the organizations for last week's activities
   
   
2. Problems, issues and needs to be considered and solved

- Introduction to the minutes of 13th NGO humanitarian coordination meeting made Aleksandar Krzalovski, MCIC

The minutes from the 13th meeting was accepted..

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a)

• Minutes from the 13th meeting of NHC submitted Dragi Zmijanac, Megasi
  
• Minutes from the 14th meeting of NHC submitted Aleksandar Krzalovski, MCIC.
  

The minutes were distributed among the present representatives.

b) The participants in the meeting submitted short oral reports, as well as written ones, on the activities carried out in the previous week.

Displaced persons

According to the organizations' representatives, the number of displaced persons settled at families and collective centers decreases.

Food / non-food products

Mesecina distributed 100 parcels of humanitarian aid (food and hygiene supplies) for the displaced persons from Gorna Reka.

Coordination

The regional coordination bodies in Kumanovo and Gostivar regularly realize their current activities.

Psychosocial support

Medzasi, SAZM, OOZM and ROZM "Daja" continually work on providing psychosocial support to displaced children and women.

Reconstruction

On October 24th and 27th MCIC distributed 7,500 ceramic tiles for repair of 110 damaged roofs in the village of Radusa. On October 24th MCIC also distributed construction material for complete repair of six houses in the villages of Beloviste and Rogacevo in the Municipality of Vratnica and Prsovce in the Municipality of Tearce.

Other activities

ROZM "Daja", Megasi, SOZM and OOZM are regularly present in all collective centers and realize meetings with displaced persons. These activities are in the framework of the project "Information for return of IDPs".

Drom organized round table "The Romas and the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia".
SOZM organized workshop "Woman and peace".

In Megasi, the magician Tom Werner for the persons settled in their collective center has held a magic show. By Megasi's recommendation, he will visit several other collective centers.

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Rahmani Memedali, Mesecina, said that the displaced persons from the region of Gorna Reka had visited their homes twice so far by convoy organized by themselves and supported by OSCE. Because nobody guarantees their safety, the Coordinative Body for Crisis Management should organize these convoys. It is also necessary to pay more attention on the families hosting displaced persons, as well as to help financially the persons that returned in their homes and the UNHCR's announcement for supporting these people with heating fuel should be realized as soon as possible.

Dilbera Kamberovska, Daja, said that the displaced persons in Cicino Selo (mostly Romas from Radusa and a small number from Tetovo, a total of 157 IDPs) live in extremely inappropriate conditions. Besides the daily meal, these people do not get anything. The children do not go to school and there is a danger from diseases.

Ahmed Jasarovski, Drom, added that the people in Cicino Selo wish to visit their homes and the necessary conditions for their safe return should be made.

After the discussion, the participants resumed the following

Conclusions

1. A convoy for IDPs from Gorna Reka should be organized. Because the IDPs from Gorna Reka visited their homes on their own and without guarantees for their safety, the Governmental Body for Crisis Management should organize these convoys. Therefore, the NHC representatives should submit this demand to the Coordination Body.
   
   
2. Mutual post-crisis activity. Because the situation is normalizing, it is necessary to take mutual action by the NGO Humanitarian Coordination aimed at IDPs' needs for returning to their normal everyday life.
   

Previous Coordination Reports

• 16th Coordinative meeting [15 Jan 2002]
• 15th Coordinative meeting [27 Nov 2001]
• 14th Coordinative meeting [30 Oct 2001]
• 13th Coordinative meeting [16 Oct 2001]
• 12th Coordinative meeting [9 Oct 2001]
• 11th Coordinative meeting [1 Oct 2001]
• 10th Coordinative meeting [25 Sep 2001]
• 9th Coordinative meeting [18 Sep 2001]
• 8th Coordinative meeting [11 Sep 2001]
• 7th Coordinative meeting [4 Sep 2001]
• 6th Coordinative meeting [28 Aug 2001]
• 5th Coordinative meeting [21 Aug 2001]
• 4th Coordinative meeting [14 Aug 2001]
• 3rd Coordinative meeting [1 Aug 2001]
• 2nd Coordinative meeting [25 Jul 2001]
• 1st Coordinative meeting [18 Jul 2001]