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$6.1m for better life of Serbian youth
Belgrade,
6 April 2009
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic, Spanish Ambassador to Serbia Inigo de Palacio Espana and UN representative to Serbia Lenart Kotsalainen today signed an agreement in implementing the programme "Support to National Efforts to Promote Youth Employment and Migration Management."
Lenart Kotsalainen, Inigo de Palacio Espana and Mladjan Dinkic
Following the signing Dinkic said that the programme will be realised by the Serbian government and the UN with funds amounting to $6.1 million from the Spanish Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund, adding that it will last 30 months, that is from 2009 to 2011.
He stressed that the main beneficiaries of the programme in the Belgrade, South Backa and Pcinja Districts will be the young, including the Roma and returnees.
Espana recalled that in 2006 the Spanish government and UNDP signed an agreement on setting up a fund to achieve the EU millennium development goals.
He said the Spanish government set aside over $700 million for these purposes, adding that over $54 million has been earmarked for the Balkans.
Espana noted that Serbia is amongst the most important beneficiaries of the Spanish assistance because around $12 million has been earmarked for three projects of youth employment and migration, conflict prevention and promotion of peace and development of the private sector.
Kotsalainen voiced his belief that the project, worth $6.1 million, will improve the quality of the life of the young in Serbia, adding that the programme will particularly facilitate the return of young returnees to Serbia, who are in most cases of Roma nationality.
Together with partners from Serbia, the programme will be implemented by the International Labour Organisation, the UNICEF, UNDP and International Organisation for Migrations.
He stressed that the main beneficiaries of the programme in the Belgrade, South Backa and Pcinja Districts will be the young, including the Roma and returnees.
Espana recalled that in 2006 the Spanish government and UNDP signed an agreement on setting up a fund to achieve the EU millennium development goals.
He said the Spanish government set aside over $700 million for these purposes, adding that over $54 million has been earmarked for the Balkans.
Espana noted that Serbia is amongst the most important beneficiaries of the Spanish assistance because around $12 million has been earmarked for three projects of youth employment and migration, conflict prevention and promotion of peace and development of the private sector.
Kotsalainen voiced his belief that the project, worth $6.1 million, will improve the quality of the life of the young in Serbia, adding that the programme will particularly facilitate the return of young returnees to Serbia, who are in most cases of Roma nationality.
Together with partners from Serbia, the programme will be implemented by the International Labour Organisation, the UNICEF, UNDP and International Organisation for Migrations.
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