Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Union of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, organized a discussion with the members of the Women’s Parliamentary Network, members of the Parliament of AP Vojvodina , national institutions, civil society institutions and international organizations, regarding the issue of violence against women in Serbia.

The key findings of the Qualitative Survey of the Effectiveness of Mechanisms for Combating Violence against Women at the National and Local Level were presented, initiated and implemented by the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia in cooperation with the Autonomous Women’s Center and Institute for Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade.

The goal of the survey was to contribute to improving the systematic mechanisms providing support to victims of family violence on the one hand, and on the other, to recognize bottlenecks in these mechanisms and offer recommendations. Thus, a qualitative survey was undertaken in 7 relevant institutions (social work centres, police, public prosecution, basic court – criminal and civil, and emergency healthcare services) examining the ways in which these institutions react to the problem of family violence. This survey provided insight into the functioning of the system from the system’s perspective, and indicated bottlenecks and challenges in the operation of existing mechanisms for combating violence against women and children in the family. The survey was implemented in 9 towns (Novi Beograd, Pančevo, Ćuprija, Kruševac, Leskovac, Niš, Bačka Topola, Sremska Mitrovica and Užice) with the participation of 199 professionals.