“No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land.” – Warsan Shire In 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted June 20 as International Refugee Day.According to the UNHCR, the number of refugees in the world has exceeded 100 million. This figure is “sobering and alarming. It is a record that should never …

As a part of the Community-based Support in Integration project, implemented by IAN thanks to the support of UNHCR Serbia, creative workshops are held at IAN in order to relax, develop creativity and spread positive energy. Art as therapy has a healing effect on participants, encourages them, helps them to face and understand their own emotions, as well as to …

Međunarodna mreža pomoći I.A.N. International Aid Network sprovodi projekte: „Early identification and proper assistance to torture victims among refugees from Middle East and North Africa“ u saradnji sa UNVFVT-om u periodu od 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022..“Community – based support in Integration“ u saradnji sa UNHCR-om u periodu od 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022„Support to sustainable reintegration of retrunees in Serbia“, u saradnji sa GIZ-om u periodu …

As part of the project “Community-based support in integration” supported by UNHCR Serbia, a workshop for asylum seekers was held at the IAN premises on the topic – Child development and recommendations for parents. The workshop is the first in a series of workshops that IAN will organize during the year with the aim of support in integration. The workshop …

On December 4th 2021, IAN organized the first of three trainings planned within the project “Support to Sustainable Reintegration of Returnees in Serbia”, on the topic  “Mental health status of returnees, refugees / migrants / asylum seekers and other vulnerable groups”. 30 volunteers and field workers attended the training. The trainings are intended for volunteers and field workers, as well …

The final conference of the project “Valuing childcare and housework” was held on Saturday, January 30, 2021. The project is part of a larger project Gender Responsive Governance – Redistribution of unpaid care”, implemented by UN Women Serbia, in cooperation with the Coordination Body for Gender Equality, with the support of the Government of the United Kingdom and British Embassy …

IAN has started a series of trainings on community support for asylum seekers in Serbia through a project funded by UNHCR Serbia. So far, two trainings have been held in the asylum centers in Banja Koviljača and Bogovađa. The training in Banja Koviljača was held on October 8, 2020. for 28 participants. The participants were mostly younger men. The group …

Last week, three online trainings were held for members of the newly established Serbian Nanny Association. The trainings were held within the project “Valuing childcare and housework” which is part of a larger project “Gender Responsible Governance – Redistribution of Unpaid Care Work”, implemented by UN Women in collaboration with Coordination Body for Gender Equality, with the support of the …

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Prof. dr Vladimir Jović, the founder and an essential part of the IAN expert team, has been appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT). At the suggestion and recommendation of the IAN, as well as the support of the …

Together with 10 other civil society organizations that are part of the Platform for Cooperation with United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms, Torture Cluster, IAN sent an urgent appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Prof. Nils Melzer, on the occasion of the events at the protests in Serbia, and related to cases of torture and police brutality. The letter …

We express our concern over the violence during the civil protests that took place in the previous days on the streets of Belgrade and other cities in Serbia. We appeal to both the demonstrators to refrain from violently expressing their dissatisfaction, and to the members of the internal affairs to refrain from excessive use of force. We are particularly concerned …

For the past 17 months, the International Aid Network IAN has been implementing a project of support and assistance for returnees through the Readmission Agreement, with the support of the German Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation through GIZ – German Organization for International Cooperation. Project was implemented in Serbia, and in Albania by the partner organization Albanian Helsinki Committee. …