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International conference "Necessity of Children’s Ombudsman – European Perspectives" / Experiences of Ombudsman for children and how to gain them / 9-10. May 2005

Conference aims to gather as participants 18 Ombudsmans for children from the European countries which constitute ENOC, general ombudsmans with offices in former Yugoslav Republics which do not have a special institution of Ombudsman for children, representatives of the ministries responsible for certain children's rights, non-government organizations and local organizations that deal with children's rights, and international organizations such as OESC, European Council, UNICEF, UNDP, and children representatives.

Gathering Ombudsmans from all over Europe and presenting their experiences, since their establishing until today, is a powerful stimulus for both professional and general public to focus their interests on the necessity of establishing Ombudsman for children in Serbia. Moreover, every such meeting and exchange contributes to strengthening of the institution and the function bearer within the institution and also makes possible the reevaluation of the existing standards in this field and establishing of the new ones which gain significance if applied internationally.

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Organizer: Children’s Cultural Center Belgrade; Patron: Belgrade City Hall
With kind support by: UNICEF, Save the Children UK, Swedish Embassy, Swedish Institute and British Embassy.
 

Consultations with Children and Young People over Introducing the Institution of an Ombudsman for the Children of Serbia / february-april 2005

Between February and April 2005, the Children's Cultural Centre Belgrade carried out a project titled Consultations with children and young people over introducing the institution of an Ombudsman for the children of Serbia with the support of an international organization called Save the Children UK.

The activities of the Project involved around 1500 children between the ages of 7 and 18. Through the process of the Consultations, children and young people coming from 20 towns in Serbia had an opportunity to express their opinion on their rights, problems concerning their protection and suggestions on how to improve the standards of promotion, implementation and supervision of these rights.

The children and young people with different social, economic and cultural backgrounds, coming from the towns of Obrenovac, Velika Plana, Smederevska Palanka, Gornji Milanovac, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Nis, Nova Varos, Prijepolje, Ivanjica, Uzice, Apatin, Raska, Zrenjanin, Subotica, Jagodina, Vranje, Petrovac on the River Mlava, Aleksinac and Belgrade, were interviewed. A small number of their opinions and comments are included in the publication "The Child Has To Be Asked".