Making Constellations Out of Stars: the IRC in Serbia

In the last few days I have met a new phalanx of Heroes. Traveling through Serbia with the International Rescue Committee, we followed the refugee route from Presevo (Macedonian border) to Belgrade and up to Sid (Croatian border).

One third of refugees – children

Belgrade -- more vulnerable than adults, exposed to smugglers and violence, and they do not know how to protect themselves - children make up a third of the refugees seeking their way to Europe.

The women helping refugees in Serbia

Women in Serbia share their stories about helping refugees as many recall being displaced themselves.

The women helping refugees in Serbia

Women in Serbia share their stories about helping refugees as many recall being displaced themselves.

People smugglers only winners as Balkan borders shut, warn aid groups

Belgrade (dpa) - Organized crime - along with a variety of schemes exploiting vulnerable people - will be the main beneficiary of recent decisions to seal borders and keep migrants from crossing t

Syrian refugees: Single mothers' daily fight for survival

In Jordan, one in every four residents is a refugee, most of them Syrian. The vast majority do not live in camps, but in cities and villages, often surviving in deplorable conditions.

Heroes, inspiration and motivation

Dedicated activists of mobile teams work 24/7 at the border with Macedonia and Croatia - in the towns of Preševo and Šid, as well as in Belgrade - to provide necessary assistance to people on the road - women, men and children fleeing the war, atrocities and poverty.

At the front line of refugee crisis

Assistance to the refugees provided by the Association Atina goes beyond the standard humanitarian assistance.

Guidelines on Determining the Best Interest of the Child

Guidelines on Determining the Best Interest of the Child were created within the second phase of the project Setting an agenda for Child Oriented Social Reform, and its implemented with joint actions by NGO Atina, Save the children and Grupa 484, with the financial support of Europe Commission an

Child marriages in Serbia - Analysis and recommendations

Child marriages represent a problematic practice in which a child forcibly enters into marriage with another child or with an adult. This phenomenon is characteristic in various communities in many countries, but, as a rule, primarily affects girls.

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