1. SERBIA AND MIGRANTS TODAY Sofia, October 14 th -15 th 2015.

2. Belgrade, Bus Station, Summer 2015.

3. FICE International Conference: ”Back to Childhood - Good Practices for Work with Unaccompanied Refugee Children” Today Serbia is facing serious and unplanned intercontinental migration process ( from Middle East to West Europe) Unofficial information is that more than 350.000 people passed through Serbia this year, and one third of them are children

4. FICE International Conference ”Back to Childhood – Good Practices for Work with Unaccompanied Refugee Children” As a country which ratified UN Convention of Children Rights, Serbia provides appropriate conditions for every unaccompanied minor who comes on the territory of the Republic of Serbia It is based on: Social Care Low, The Low of Asylum and International and European standards for protection of Asylum Seekers

5. FICE International Conference: ”Back to Childhood – Good Practices for Work With Unaccompanied Refugee Children” UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN SERBIA  are identified and registered  are interviewed (with the goal to be informed about the rights and protection )  are protected (provided are approprite conditions for staying) It implies  Bed and meal, medical care, hygiene, translators, access to E-media and guardianship Guardian provides  documents for Asylum  asking and provide reunification with family  initiate readmission process

6. FICE International Conference ”Back to Childhood - Good Practices for Work with Unaccompanied Refugee Children” Serbia has 4 Shelters (Centers) for Unaccompanied Minors  Subotica - temporary opened (north part of Serbia)  Belgrade and Niš as a part of the State Network of Child Protection Institutions and members of FICE Serbia  Vranje - temporary opened (south part of Serbia)

7. FICE International Conference: ”Back to Childhood - Good Practices for Work with Unaccompanied Refugee Children” From 2009 when the first Shelter was founded we have data which shows:  870 unaccompanied minors are registered (and among them – 94 girls)  87% were Afghanistan young people  10% were Syrian young people  other minors were from Pakistan, Palestine, Libya, Iran, Algeria…

8. FICE International Conference: ”Back to Childhood - Good Practices for Work with Unaccompanied Refugee Children” Our experts, (Serbia is only transition country) found out that the goal of migrants(unaccompanied minor also,is to reach mostly Western Europe) It is our task and obligation to support them in appropriate way, to protect their rights, as well as take good care about their physical and mental health, while they are staying in Serbia. We are doing our best to do so.

9. FICE International Conference: ”Back to Childhood - Good Practices for Work with Unaccompanied Refugee Children” Important information is that they never did any crime, or show some other misbehavior. Second important thing is that Serbian citizens have positive point of view and attitude towards them and understand their reasons to leave endangered areas and ask for asylum in safer countries, and they help.

10. FICE International Conference ”Back to Childhood - Good Practices for Work with Unaccompanied Refugee Children” THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!! Rolovic Dragan, Director of Belgrade Shelter for UM Stamenkovic Goran, Director of Nis Shelter for UM Burgund Zeljka, President of FICE Serbia