Migrations can not be stopped, closing borders pushes people into the hands of smugglers

Belgrade non-governmental organisation Atina has been fighting against human trafficking and all forms of gender-based violence since 2004, and dedicates a special place in their programmes to the assistance to refugees, and the protection and advo

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Food being distributed at a refugee camp near Idomeni, Greece
Making Constellations Out of Stars: the IRC in Serbia

In the last few days I have met a new phalanx of Heroes. Traveling through Serbia with the International Rescue Committee, we followed the refugee route from Presevo (Macedonian border) to Belgrade and up to Sid (Croatian border).

One third of refugees – children

Belgrade -- more vulnerable than adults, exposed to smugglers and violence, and they do not know how to protect themselves - children make up a third of the refugees seeking their way to Europe.

The women helping refugees in Serbia

Women in Serbia share their stories about helping refugees as many recall being displaced themselves.

The women helping refugees in Serbia

Women in Serbia share their stories about helping refugees as many recall being displaced themselves.

People smugglers only winners as Balkan borders shut, warn aid groups

Belgrade (dpa) - Organized crime - along with a variety of schemes exploiting vulnerable people - will be the main beneficiary of recent decisions to seal borders and keep migrants from crossing t

Syrian refugees: Single mothers' daily fight for survival

In Jordan, one in every four residents is a refugee, most of them Syrian. The vast majority do not live in camps, but in cities and villages, often surviving in deplorable conditions.

Heroes, inspiration and motivation

Dedicated activists of mobile teams work 24/7 at the border with Macedonia and Croatia - in the towns of Preševo and Šid, as well as in Belgrade - to provide necessary assistance to people on the road - women, men and children fleeing the war, atrocities and poverty.

At the front line of refugee crisis

Assistance to the refugees provided by the Association Atina goes beyond the standard humanitarian assistance.

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