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Child Protection
Zaštitimo decu odUNICEF aims to protect all children from violence, exploitation and molestation nasilja, eksploatacije i zlostavljanja
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Family Strengthening and Alternative Care
Every child has the right to and deserves to grow up in a family environment
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Private Sector
Strong partnerships with the private sector make UNICEF’s work for children possible.
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Early Childhood Development and Health
The first years of life are critical for the physical, emotional and intellectual development of a child
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Justice for children
A justice system that is fully harmonised with the principle of the best interest of the child is essential for all children.
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Strengthening vulnerable families
UNICEF encourages reduction of the number of children living in residential care by preventing family separation whenever possible.
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Guide for Creating Foster Care Campaigns in Local Communities
Belgrade, March 2025 - As part of the “PRO - Local Governance for People and Nature” program, a Guide for Creating, Implementing, and Evaluating Foster Care Campaigns in Local Communities has been published. This resource is designed for professionals supporting foster families, helping them to raise awareness, se...
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First Mentoring Meetings Held with Local Social Protection Service Providers for Children and Families
Belgrade, February 2025, - From 12-14 February 2025, three introductory mentoring meetings were held at the Republic Institute for Social Protection in Belgrade with providers of daycare services for children with disabilities, home care services, and counselling services. The meetings were attended by representat...
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The fourth training for family assistants successfully completed as part of the informal waste collectors’ support program
Sabac, December 2024, - The training, titled “Skills that enable me to be a better family assistant and attitudes and knowledge that help me better understand others” , was held in Sabac from 25 to 27 November for 11 family assistants. Family assistants provide support aimed at the economic empowerment and social...
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SPARK 2.0: Grow your innovations with UNICEF's Global Accelerator
If you're a startup, civil society organization, or other local actor with a vision to transform lives through impactful innovation, UNICEF's SPARK 2.0 initiative invites you to work with us to scale proven solutions that address some of the most pressing challenges facing children and communities around the world...
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Accredited Training Program Emergency Foster Care Implemented in Kragujevac
Kragujevac, 20-21 June 2024, - An accredited training program titled “Emergency Foster Care - Supporting Children and Youth in Crisis and Traumatic Situations” was successfully implemented in Kragujevac. The training, which involved 22 professionals from 18 priority local self-governments, is part of the “Improvin...
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Training for Family Assistants: Support for Families of Informal Waste Collectors
Belgrade, 23-24 May, - The first training for selected family assistants from 12 local self-government units (Apatin, Bač, Valjevo, Kula, Loznica, Obrenovac, Odžaci, Prijepolje, Ruma, Sremska Mitrovica, Ub, and Šid) was held. These assistants will provide support to the families of informal waste collectors over t...
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Strengthening Support Capacities for Children Outside of Parental Care
Kragujevac, 11 April 2024, - The third in a series of training sessions aimed at enhancing the professional capacities of experts in assessing, providing continuous support, and monitoring foster families was held. The goal is to ensure quality care for children who cannot live with their biological or foster fami...
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5 ways to better mental health online
Being online can present lots of great opportunities to connect, learn and share what’s important to you, but it comes with challenges too. If social media or the internet has ever made you feel stressed, envious or lonely, or experience feelings of lower self‑esteem or social anxiety, know that you’re not alone. ...
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World 2024
Your excellences Deputy Prime Minister Dacic; Ministers Grujicic, Cvetkovic, Momirovic, Zigmanov, Djerlek, Jovanovic, Toncev; Ambassadors Giaufret and Hill, Ladies and gentlemen, We’ve heard from the distinguished speakers before me how the world and particularly Serbia will look like in 2024. Allow me to add some...
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Enhanced Capacities of 73 Local Self-Governments for the Realization of Children's Rights
Belgrade, 8 December 2023 – A total of 118 managers and employees from 73 local self-governments across Serbia have been trained to enhance the realization of children's rights, as highlighted at the final conference of the project, "Enhancing the Capacities of Local Self-Government for the Realization of Children...
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Learning with Every Breath Conference held in Uzice
Uzice, 26 April 2023, –, UNICEF, and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM), with the support of the Government of Norway, held the ", Learning with Every Breath, " conference in Uzice, to encourage dialogue in society about the impact of air pollution and climate change on health and welfare o...
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We speak the same language against violence
Sabac, Vrdnik, March 2023, – “Unfortunately, we often witness children being victims of domestic violence, either directly as victims of physical violence, or indirectly as witnesses of domestic violence. It hasn’t yet been eradicated despite the Law on Prevention of Violence and such cases being prosecuted. That’...