The state appears disinterested in engaging in the prevention and prosecution of torture cases, as well as the protection of victims. On the occasion of June 26, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the International Aid Network (IAN) and the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights emphasize the necessity of addressing the problems and consequences that arise in societies that fail to punish perpetrators of torture and provide assistance to victims in realizing their rights, with a particular focus … Read More
World Refugee Day and International Day in support of victims of torture In collaboration with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT), IAN (International Aid Network) commemorated World Refugee Day and the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 23, 2023. The event, titled “My Journey, My Story,” took place at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. The … Read More
ANTIBURN-OUT SEMINAR Thanks to donors from the German Agency for International Cooperation and Development, GIZ, who recognized the importance of preventing burnout syndrome in the helping professions, we had the opportunity to hold another ANTIBURNOUT SEMINAR. As part of the project we are implementing “Support for sustainable reintegration of returnees in Serbia”, the seminar was held in the period from March 30 … Read More
Easter workshop with asylum seekers As part of the psychosocial support for refugees and asylum seekers that we implement within the project “Community-based support in integration” supported by UNHCR, our volunteers held an Easter workshop. By using creative techniques of coloring Easter eggs and talking about customs and traditions, the users learned some new words and sentences in the Serbian language, and at the same … Read More
20th June – International Refugee Day “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 … Read More
Creative workshops 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 … Read More
Poziv za podnošenje ponuda za pružaoce zdravstvenih usluga 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 … Read More
The Game Since 2015, when migration through so called ‘Balkan route‘ was on itspeak, a significant number of migrants is getting stranded in transit countries. As those countries are not their desired destination, a large number of migrants, including unaccompanied minors among them, continuously try to proceed forward and they go to the ‘game‘ (a colloquial name for an illegal attempt to … Read More
Workshop for asylum seekers 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 … Read More
Training for volunteers 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 … Read More
Support to sustainable reintegration of returnees in Serbia There are 211,972 beneficiaries of social assistance living in Serbia, but according to the Ombudsman about 500,000 Serbian citizens cannot meet basic subsistence needs. Families with three or more dependent children, the elderly, the sick and the unemployed are in the worst situation. Serbian citizens returned through the Readmission agreement are also among them. 846 persons have been deported from … Read More
