Belgrade, January 19, 2021

Photo: MoLESVA

Protection of children from violence and sexual exploitation - an obligation of everyone working with children

On the occasion of the current media coverage of girls who are victims of sexual abuse, as civil society organizations that fight for a better life and the rights of children and their families, we would like to emphasize the following:

Girls in Serbia often suffer various forms of discrimination or gender-based violence, and the most drastic issue are child marriages, according to the nongovernmental organization "Atina".

A social worker from that organization, Andrijana Radoičić Nedeljković, told the Voice of America that girls face inequality almost from conception.

Photograph: UNFPA archive

Want to increase birth rates? Try gender equality

Photograph: UNFPA archive from the campaign #LetsTalkAboutPeriods