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 …

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 …

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 …

Project aims to strengthen integration capacities of at least 100 asylum seekers through provision of specific knowledge about relevant psychosocial and life skills and improvement of their mental health condition. True integration of asylum seekers implies a long-term concern for their health, because when they are medically stable, then they are capable and ready for the next steps in integration, …

The aim of the project is to empower and support asylum seekers to provide adequate and efficient help and support to other persons who are in the same or similar situation. The training is designed for asylum seekers accommodated in asylum centres who will be able to knowledge gained in the training, use to communicate effectively with each other in …

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. …