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Foster care system needs to further develop
Belgrade,
2 October 2007
Serbian Minister of Labour and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic said today that there are 90% more parentless children who found foster families this year compared with the year before.
Ljajic explained that 3,417 children were housed with foster families and that the Ministry’s aim is to continue developing the foster care system in Serbia.
He said that children housed in this way become better integrated and stated that the aim is to reduce the number of children in homes every year. Ljajic reminded that 120 children are adopted in Serbia every year and that the number of parents seeking children to adopt is three to four times greater than this total. He added that the procedure of adoption is long and complicated and that abuse of the system will be reduced to a great degree. Some changes in the law will likely come about which, on the one hand, should ease the procedure and, on the other, further reduce the likelihood of abuse in the system, the Minister said. He stated that the future activities to protect children without parental care are planned depending on financial means available, but that goodwill and solidarity are important.
According to Ljajic, the Strategy for social protection is expected for the purchase of flats for children without parental care and until now six flats have been designated for this purpose in Belgrade, one flat in Nis, Novi Sad, Sremska Mitrovica, Priboj and Kragujevac. Ljajic outlined that another ten flats are to be bought in central Serbia to ensure that homes are made available and increase the number of services available in them and a greater number of children be placed pleasant surroundings.
At the same time, the Minister emphasised the necessity of cooperation with local authorities to ensure the success of the process.
He said that children housed in this way become better integrated and stated that the aim is to reduce the number of children in homes every year. Ljajic reminded that 120 children are adopted in Serbia every year and that the number of parents seeking children to adopt is three to four times greater than this total. He added that the procedure of adoption is long and complicated and that abuse of the system will be reduced to a great degree. Some changes in the law will likely come about which, on the one hand, should ease the procedure and, on the other, further reduce the likelihood of abuse in the system, the Minister said. He stated that the future activities to protect children without parental care are planned depending on financial means available, but that goodwill and solidarity are important.
According to Ljajic, the Strategy for social protection is expected for the purchase of flats for children without parental care and until now six flats have been designated for this purpose in Belgrade, one flat in Nis, Novi Sad, Sremska Mitrovica, Priboj and Kragujevac. Ljajic outlined that another ten flats are to be bought in central Serbia to ensure that homes are made available and increase the number of services available in them and a greater number of children be placed pleasant surroundings.
At the same time, the Minister emphasised the necessity of cooperation with local authorities to ensure the success of the process.
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