Commissariat for Refugees and Migration organized Migration Open House under the EU Support to Migration Management in Serbia, in the premises of the Reception Center in Obrenovac. Introductory remarks were given by Commissioner Cucic, Brigitte Kuchar, Representative of EUD in Serbia and Lidija Markovic, Director of IOM Serbia. Deputy Commissioner Svetlana Velimirovic, Jelena Surlan and Dajena Ristic presented the stock of work of the Commissariat thus far, while addressing the challenges and introduced the strategic ... more

Since the 1st of March, 2019, Commissariat for Refugees and Migration took over the Children’s Corners in the reception centers in Kikinda and Vranje. Up to March, the Children’s Corners were ran by SCRM’s partners, namely UNICEF and Danish Refugee Council in RC Vranje and SOS Children’s Villages in RC Kikinda. From November 2018 to February 2019, SCRM staff competent to work with children went through a series of trainings during which they acquired additional ... more

Таlented Sana Malikzai from Avghanistan, a fourth grader in “Vera Blagojevic” elementary school in Banja Koviljaca who lives with her family in the Center for Asylum, wrote the award-winning poem at this year’s Literary Contest „Gordana Brajovic.“ Her poem  „Мy Window“ was proclaimed the best among 200 literary works from her peers from 50 elementary schools throughout Serbia. Two other kids from Sana’s class, Аtena Khorami from Iran and Djordje Negic, won second and third ... more

In the reception and asylum centers throughout Serbia, in a festive atmosphere and in accordance with tradition, Iranian New Year - Nowruz was celebrated. Nowruz is on the list of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List since 2009. Although the celebration is most impressive in Iran itself, it is also marked in many other countries, as well as throughout the centers of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration, where migrants from Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq and ... more

Assistant Commissioner for Refugees and Migration of the Republic of Serbia Ivan Gerginov discussed migration challenges and integration of refugees as a guest lecturer at the prestigious University of Notre Dame in the United States.Notre Dame students of social studies had the opportunity to learn about various refugee and migration crises affecting the Western Balkans since 1992 and the aspects of present migration situation. Assistant Commissioner Gerginov also shared the vast experiences of the Commissariat ... more

Republic of Serbia and the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) signed a donation agreement for subproject 9 of the Regional Housing Programme (RHP). The Agreement was signed by Jadranka Joksimovic, Minister for European Integration of the Republic of Serbia and Stefan Selen, Deputy Director General of CEB.RHP Subproject 9 (SRB9) is worth a total of EUR 19.9 million and it will enable provision of 900 housing solutions, namely construction of 350 apartments, purchasisng of ... more

A Working Meeting on the progress of the Regional Housing Programme (RHP) on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina was held today in the Provincial Assembly in Novi Sad. The Meeting was attended by the Commissioner for Refugees and Migration of the Republic of Serbia Vladimir Cucic, Provincial Secretary for Regional Development, Interregional Cooperation and Local Self-Government, Ognjen Bjelic, Head of the Department for Economic Multilateral in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ... more

A visit of the construction site for 16 apartments for refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia was organized within the framework of the fifth subproject of the Regional Housing Programme (RHP) in the Republic of Serbia. The funds for the construction of these 16 apartments in the value of 492.608, 11 euros are provided from the RHP Donor Fund, managed by the Bank for Development of the Council of Europe. Contribution of ... more

Foundation stone for the construction of 30 apartments for refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia was laid today in Sremska Mitrovica, under the fifth subproject of the Regional Housing Programme in the Republic of Serbia (RHP). The funds for the construction of the 30 apartments were provided partly from the Donor Fund of the Regional Housing Programme, managed by the Bank for Development of the Council of Europe, and partly from ... more

Commissioner for Refugees and Migration Vladimir Cucić addressed the 13th Plenary Session of the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly which took place in the Serbian Parliament today. The Commissioner presented the current situation in the field of migration, the response of the Republic of Serbia to the increased influx of migrants in the previous period, the Global Compact on Migration and future directions, and the main challenges when it comes to migration faced not only by Serbia, but ... more

Commissioner for Refugees and Migration Vladimir Cucic and H.E. Sem Fabrizi, the Ambassador and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia opened a renovated part of the Reception Center for migrants in Bosilegrad. The renovation was funded within the European Union Support to Migration Management in the Republic of Serbia. Works worth € 465,000 included the construction of a sanitary switchboard with an outpatient clinic, distribution kitchen with ... more

Media promotion of the project LSG 4 LAP – „Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees Тhrough Partnership“ was organized today in the premises of the Administrative Building of the City of Smederevo.  Representatives of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration attended the conference as а beneficiary institution, headed by Assistant Commissioner Ivan Gerginov. The project is financed by the European Union through the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia within the framework ... more

A meeting with the Director General of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Michael Spindelegger was held at the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration. Commissioner Vladimir Cucic and Deputy Commissioner Svetlana Velimirovic discussed important issues in the field of migration policies with the ICMPD Director General. Michael Spindelegger presented the Center’s plans for opening a regional office in Belgrade, planned for April this year. At the meeting, both parties confirmed mutual determination to improve ... more

A meeting with the Director General of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Michael Spindelegger was held at the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration. Commissioner Vladimir Cucic and Deputy Commissioner Svetlana Velimirovic discussed important issues in the field of migration policies with the ICMPD Director General. Michael Spindelegger presented the Center’s plans for opening a regional office in Belgrade, planned for April this year. At the meeting, both parties confirmed mutual determination to improve ... more

Thirty-seven-year-old Ahmad Bevar from Iraq, accommodate at the Reception Center in Sombor with his family, found a wallet with documents, money and credit cards, which was immediately returned to the owner with the assisstance of the representatives of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration. Goran Boskic from the Sombor Reception Center was not at all surprised by Ahmad’s gestre, as he is witnessing in his daily contact with migrants how much they appreciate the hospitality of ... more

A ceremonial hand over of keys for 11 apartments for refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia, within the fourth subproject of the Regional Housing Programme was held today in Zrenjanin. The newly built apartment building was financed from the RHP Fund with 275,000 euros and with the contribution of the City of Zrenjanin amounting to 6 million dinars. The contractor is "Kej" LLC Valjevo. The event was attended by Ivica Dacic, First ... more

Agreements for the allocation of 37 packages of building material were awarded today In the Grand Hall of the  Subotica City Hall to refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, which reside in the territory of the City of Subotica. Building material packages worth € 9,000 are financed by donor funds from the subproject 5 of the Regional Housing Programme. The main donor of RHP is the European Union. Commissioner for Refugees and Migration Vladimir Cucić ... more

Art historian Radovan Gajic, who has been living in Canada for decades, donated more than 3 000 books from his personal library to the Reception Center in Obrenovac.  This siginificant donation includes capital works of art history, valuable encyclopaedias and fiction, both in English and Serbian. The donation ceremony was held at the Library of RC Obrenovac, and beside the donor and the representatives of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration, the Deputy City Secretary for ... more

On behalf of Commissariat for Refugees and Migration we would like to wish all our partners, representatives of government institutions and local self-government units, international organizations, diplomatic core, non-governmental institutions and assocations, as well as our beneficiaries, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ... more

Commissariat for Refugees and Migration addressed the beneficiaries of the 302 packages of building material with a letter in which we thanked them for their patience during the supplier selection process within the course of three tenders.  We would therefore like to inform the beneficiaries that the suppliers for the provision of building material under subproject 3, have been transparanetly selected,  in line with all the procedures and conditions approved by CEB and the Regional ... more