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Tennis star Ana Ivanovic meets with Serbian children to put an end to violence in schools
BELGRADE, Serbia, 14 November 2008 – UNICEF Serbia National Ambassador Ana Ivanovic today visited the '14 October' primary school in Baric, south-east of Belgrade.

Balkan teens produce short films on child health and environmental issues
BELGRADE, Serbia, 3 May 2007 – Twelve teenagers from all over the Balkans gathered here in the Serbian capital in April to produce short videos focusing on such topics as social exclusion, the plight of Roma children and the challenges of teen smoking and drinking.

A young Roma woman in Serbia overcomes poverty and discrimination
BELGRADE, Serbia, 21 November 2006 – Ljiljana Ilic, 28, is a Roma woman who has risen above the odds, conquering social, economic and cultural barriers to earn both a college and a graduate degree. But reaching her goal was far from easy.

Carl Lewis jump-starts ‘School without Violence’ campaign in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia, 10 May 2006 – Track-and-field legend and nine-time Olympic Gold Medal winner Carl Lewis joined UNICEF in Serbia during this year’s recent Belgrade Marathon to promote the country’s ‘School without Violence’ programme.

Protecting Roma children against preventable diseases
NEW YORK, 19 September 2005 – An unpaved road, gutted with potholes and strewn with debris, leads to the 37 Stadium Street settlement in Kraljevo (Serbia and Montenegro), home to 1,400 internally displaced persons, most of them Roma who fled Kosovo after the 1999 bombing.

Hoops of success for basketball game dedicated to children
BELGRADE, 11 July 2005 – One of Europe’s most popular basketball players - and a newly appointed UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador - Aleksandar Sasa Djordjevic joined UNICEF Serbia and Montenegro for a high-profile fundraising basketball game.