HOW TO ENSURE EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THE LABOUR MARKET
In 2020, a range of activities were organised within the project entitled Improving Gender Equality in Serbia, implemented by the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation and the Center for Democracy Foundation, under the auspices of the Balkan Fund for Democracy and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway. Research was conducted on the inclusion of gender perspectives in local employment policies. All activities were organised in ten towns/municipalities in Serbia, as follows: Zlatibor District (Užice, Požega and Arilje), South Bačka District (Bečej, Bačka Palanka and Sremski Karlovci) and in the Pčinja District (Vranje, Vladičin Han and Surdulica). Consultative meetings were…
Vulnerable Groups and the Pandemic
On 9 December 2020, the UN Human Rights Team and the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit presented an analysis entitled Impact of the Covid-19 on Vulnerable Groups and Groups at Risk – Causes, Outcomes and Recommendations. During the discussion of urgent and mid-term recommendations, Nataša Vučković emphasised that this Analysis was exceptionally valuable as it speaks of the real-life situations of groups which are affected by the pandemic and the state of emergency in various ways. “This Analysis discloses the issues in a very specific manner, even to those who deal with human rights and regularly monitor vulnerable groups….
Sustainable Development for All Platform
News about the Project that brings us to our future goals Annual Conference December 8-9 The Sustainable Development for All Platform Annual Conference was held 8-9 December 2020. The conference was organized as an annual retrospective of the project dedicated to the affirmation of the Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs defined in the UN’s strategic #Agenda2030 to which Serbia is a signatory. Over the course of two days, the conference attempted to shed light on Serbia’s development challenges and perspectives within the broader international context. A number of relevant participants discussed the issue, among whom our Executive Director of the Center…
Rather Than Promoting the Application of Law, Serbia’s National Assembly Has Become a Promoter of Hate Speech
The Center for Democracy Foundation joins the general population and civil society organisations in their criticism of the aggressive campaigns and hate speech directed at certain individuals and the media coming directly from the Plenary Hall of Serbia’s National Assembly. Within its legislation, the Republic of Serbia has provided mechanisms for combating hate speech. These mechanisms are defined in the Prohibition of Discrimination Law, Public Information and the Media Law, Electronic Media Law and finally the Criminal Code. Furthermore, Serbia is a member of the Council of Europe, an international organisation that has been leading institutional processes for many years,…
Public Monuments – Then and Now
Author: Irina Subotić, Art Historian, President of Europa Nostra Serbia In their essence, the purpose of traditional monuments was to glorify or commemorate; a desire to preserve the ritual of remembering historically significant individuals or events. This tradition, which has developed from ancient times and continues on to this day, has adapted to the times, the genius loci, and the layered meaning, forms and objectives of a society that raises a monument. Each era and every culture have their own specific features which make up the corpus of world civilisation – history, art, urbanism, architecture, archaeology, etc., precisely because they…
Public Monuments – Then and Now
Author: Irina Subotić, Art Historian, President of Europa Nostra Serbia In their essence, the purpose of traditional monuments was to glorify or commemorate; a desire to preserve the ritual of remembering historically significant individuals or events. This tradition, which has developed from ancient times and continues on to this day, has adapted to the times, the genius loci, and the layered meaning, forms and objectives of a society that raises a monument. Each era and every culture have their own specific features which make up the corpus of world civilisation – history, art, urbanism, architecture, archaeology, etc., precisely because they…
Nataša Vučković at the Let Justice Rule Conference
Presentation held by the Center for Democracy Foundation’s Executive Director Nataša Vučković at the online conference entitled Let Justice Rule organised by the National Convention on the EU For starters, let’s examine where we’re at in terms of Chapter 19. In May of this year, the RS Government adopted Action Plan (AP) for Chapter 19 – Social Policy and Employment, which is a screening prerequisite. Next to follow is Plan implementation, preparing a position from which to negotiate and currently, a matrix is being developed for monitoring AP application. Why is this chapter important and in what way is it…
LABOUR RIGHTS ARE OUR RIGHTS Campaign
Join us in the battle for labour rights, because labour rights are our rights! Center for Democracy Foundation implemented a campaign via social media to raise awareness of the situation regarding labour rights in Serbia today. The campaign aims to inform the public in terms of the positions of particularly vulnerable groups of citizens, the employed and the unemployed, of the position of young people and their future in the labour market, and on OH&S under COVID-19 conditions and the importance of trade union organisation. The campaign ends on 16 December, which is the day in 1966 that the International…
Center Dialogue: Are We Managing Climate Change?
The Center for Democracy Foundation organised a debate via Center Dialogue on the topic Are We Managing Climate Change? The debate was held on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 from 12:00 to 14:00, in the Envoy Congress Centre, Gospodar Jevremova 47, as part of the Connecting the Dots project. Keynote Speakers: Aleksandar Macura – RES Foundation, Prof. Aleksandar Jovović, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Maša Perović, WWF Adria Serbia, Prof. Vladimir Đurđević, PhD, Faculty of Physics in Belgrade, Aleksandar Kovačević, power/energy expert and Prof. Vladimir Janković, PhD, Manchester University. Moderator: Ljubica Gojgić, journalist. In Serbia, the year 2020 was…
How Do We Plan Measures in the Areas of Employment and Social Protection?
The Planning Measures in the Area of Employment and Social Protection webinar held 5 November 2020 for the members of the Working Group of the National Convention on the EU for Chapter 19 – Social Policy and Employment, and for other civil society organisations, social partners, expert associations and institutions dealing with the preparation of public policy documents or those monitoring the application of measures and programmes in this area. We organised this webinar with the intent of improving the knowledge and skills of civil society organisations which are necessary in the process of public policy document preparation and monitoring…
FCD Joins in Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Human Rights
The Center for Democracy Foundation joins in celebrating the 70th anniversary of the European Council’s Convention on Human Rights. This is a particularly important jubilee for all of Europe, as well as the people of Serbia, which not only ratified this important international instrument, but also incorporated its basic principles into Serbia’s own Constitution. The Convention was signed on this day 70 years ago and represents the very first instrument envisaging the binding nature of the rights established under the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and poses a common mechanism for the protection of human rights in the EU and…
Analysing the Effects of Public Policies on Society Guide
The Center for Democracy Foundation is pleased to present the Effects of Public Policies on Society Guide which we have prepared with the support of the Open Society Foundation Serbia through the Policies Beneficial to All project: Measuring the Impact of Policy Proposals on the Public through Empowerment and Inclusion of Citizens. The purpose of the Guide is to enable those of you who deal with public policies in a professional or activist capacity, to acquire basic knowledge on the analysis of the effects of public policies on society, through practical application guidelines, among other things Analysing the Effect of…
