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Cooperation with UNICEF of great importance at time of pandemic

Belgrade, 9 September 2020

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic underlined today, during a farewell visit by outgoing UNICEF Representative to Serbia Regina De Dominicis, that a continued cooperation with this organisation, the key partner of the government in the field of protection of the rights of the child, is of great importance for our country.

Brnabic thanked the UNICEF Representative for her personal commitment, partnership and support in improving the social protection system, achieving security and better conditions for children from the vulnerable groups in Serbia.

She pointed out that the task of the state is to strengthen the social protection system, primarily in the conditions of the current coronavirus pandemic, in order to provide adequate care for the most socially and economically vulnerable categories of society.

De Dominicis pointed to the importance of caring for particularly vulnerable categories of society, such as poor families, children and people with special needs, the Roma population, which are particularly affected by situations such as the coronavirus epidemic.

She announced that in the future, UNICEF will also conduct special research in the situation of the epidemic, in order to more easily identify key problems and respond more effectively in similar crises.

De Dominicis praised Prime Minister Brnabic's commitment to making innovation, digitalisation and education, which are the basis for the development of each country, a priority of the Serbian government, and expressed the expectation that the current level of cooperation with this organisation will continue in the future.

The Prime Minister confirmed that education, care for children and protection of their rights will continue to be priorities in the future.