Representatives of ECPAT France and Serbia, Guillemette Vuillard and Jelena Hrnjak, met in New York and discussed the improvement of cooperation between the members of ECPAT - a global network working to end the sexual exploitation of children. 

At the meeting with the Commissioner on the protection of gender-based violence victims

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality has, together with her advisors, attended a working meeting with the members of the Advocacy Group of women and girls gathered around NGO Atina, during which they discussed the improvement of mechanisms for the protection of the rights and the position of victims of all forms of gender-based violence.

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How can we support girls on the move?

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3 reasons why “Girls on the move” are not the same as boys

Girls on the move are often not considered separetly in migration policy and programs. Often, they are just lumped together with “unaccompanied minors” or “children migrants”. However, this lack of gender analysis hides the unique situation and experiences of girls migrating, and usually renders their specific problems and needs invisible. Girls on the move are not the same as boys, for three specific reasons:

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Our “girls on the move” in Serbia: their stories

In Serbia, there are also many “girls on the move” – by which we mean girls and young women who are migrating from their home countries. Girls on the move are not usually the priority for policymakers and their stories often go unheard. However, their experiences are crucial for us to understand what happens at the intersection of women, migrant and child’s rights.

Who are our “girls on the move”?

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Project “Making a difference for refugee women and girls in Serbia“ is carried out by NGO Atina with the support of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund)

Targeted Municipalities: Belgrade, Pirot (with Dimitrovgrad), Vranje (with Bujanovac and Presevo), Subotica, Kikinda, Sid (with Sremska Mitrovica), Banja Koviljaca (with Loznica), Sjenica (with Tutin)

Published on January 15^th, 2020

INTRODUCTION

How violence permeates the lives of migrant and refugee women and girls