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Serbia determined to promote children’s rights
Belgrade/New York,
13 December 2007
Serbian Minister of Education Zoran Loncar said today at the session of the UN General Assembly that Serbia is determined to continue making efforts to improve the position of children and promote children’s rights in the country.
At the two-day session dedicated to children’s rights opened by UN Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-moon, Loncar presented activities undertaken until now by the Serbian government in this area, and plans for future improvement.
He said that very soon the bill on ombudsman for children will reach Serbian parliament and is expected to prove beneficial.
The office of the ombudsman is an independent institution with the task to coordinate, promote and protect the rights of children. The ombudsman makes efforts to make children a political and social priority by exercising influence on parliament members and executive authorities to uphold children’s rights and offer efficient protection in case these rights are jeopardised, said the Minister.
Loncar pointed out that despite significant achievements in this area there are still many problems, such as implementation of pre-school programme for Roma children, children from urban areas, children from families with parents with primary education and children of poor parents.
The Minister recalled that Serbia adopted a number of strategic documents, laws and by-laws in this area, namely addressing abuse of children, exploitation of children, human trafficking and discrimination as well as rights of children and adults with disabilities.
He said that very soon the bill on ombudsman for children will reach Serbian parliament and is expected to prove beneficial.
The office of the ombudsman is an independent institution with the task to coordinate, promote and protect the rights of children. The ombudsman makes efforts to make children a political and social priority by exercising influence on parliament members and executive authorities to uphold children’s rights and offer efficient protection in case these rights are jeopardised, said the Minister.
Loncar pointed out that despite significant achievements in this area there are still many problems, such as implementation of pre-school programme for Roma children, children from urban areas, children from families with parents with primary education and children of poor parents.
The Minister recalled that Serbia adopted a number of strategic documents, laws and by-laws in this area, namely addressing abuse of children, exploitation of children, human trafficking and discrimination as well as rights of children and adults with disabilities.
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