National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Seventh sitting of the Children’s Rights Working Group
At the seventh sitting, held on 15 December, the Children’s Rights Working Group discussed the Bill on Pre-School Upbringing and Education, currently in Assembly procedure.
At the seventh sitting, held on 15 December, the Children’s Rights Working Group discussed the Bill on Pre-School Upbringing and Education, currently in Assembly procedure. The sitting was chaired by Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, National Assembly Speaker and Working Group Chairperson.
Presenting the new law, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education Tinde Kovac said that it harmonised the basis of pre-school education with the recently adopted Law on the Bases of the System of Education and Upbringing. The new law should provide a better foundation for the commencement of elementary education and contribute to include more children, particularly those from marginalised and socially endangered groups, as well as special needs children.
The Working Group members believe that investment into children’s pre-school upbringing and education is basically an investment into children’s growth and development and the best investment into future social development. In addition, according to them, the solutions of the new law guarantee the observance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in both realising children’s developmental potential and in the matter of inclusion.
The Annual overview of the activities of the Children’s Rights Working Group in 2009 and the Working Group’s 2010 framework Proposed Action Plan were also considered at the sitting. On the occasion, it was noted that the drafting of a comprehensive law on children has not been realised this year and that the task should be moved to the first quarter of next year. The law shall be preceded by an extensive analysis of the realisation of the existing laws from the aspect of children’s rights. In addition, the Working Group members pointed out the need to strengthen the National Assembly’s monitoring role, which would include several visits to local self-governments.
They also pointed out the need to create a special working body to deal with the protection of children’s rights.
The members of the working group agreed to allocate an amount equal to a daily wage for the procurement of equipment and send it to one of the kindergartens already working on the inclusion of children from marginalised groups.
The Head of the UNICEF Serbia Office Judita Reichenberg took part in the Working Group sitting.
Activities
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Thirteenth Sitting of the Children’s Rights Working Group
Monday, 4 July 2011
Twelfth Sitting of the Children’s Rights Working Group
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Israel meet with the Israeli Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island States meet with the Australian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) and the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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13.00 - press conference of the MP Radoslav Milojicic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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16.30 - sitting of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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18.15 - solemn academy “Under the Same Sky”, commemorating the National Day of Roma victims of WWII, accompanied by exhibition “Combing Through Time” (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)