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Pajtic, Burkhard discuss improvements in minority rights
NOVI SAD - Vojvodina is a part of Serbia that is committed to improving the rights and position of members of national minorities, it was concluded in talks between head of the provincial government Bojan Pajtic and Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Peter Burkhard.
Djuric: Task force on return of displaced persons to Kosovo
BELGRADE - Head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said Monday that a task force composed of representatives of relevant local and international institutions would be set up to deal with the issue of returns of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Serbia's southern province.
Women's Parliamentary Network officials attend WB conference
BELGRADE - Women MPs Dubravka Filipovski and Marija Obradovic have presented the activities, results and plans of the Serbian Women's Parliamentary Network at a World Bank (WB) panel titled Women In Parliament, the Serbian parliament said in a statement on Monday.
Belgrade has largest homeless population in Serbia
Belgrade has largest homeless population in Serbia
BELGRADE -- Belgrade has the largest population of homeless people in Serbia, a news conference heard on Firday during the presentation of "The Homeless" publication.
The homeless are mostly men aged 55 to 59 with little education, who are either jobless or do low-paid jobs that require no qualifications.
Call on minorities to take part in elections for councils
BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian parliament Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality and representatives of the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) called on representatives of national minorities in Serbia on Thursday to register in special electoral rolls and vote in the elections for national minority councils on October 26.