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SeConS Development Initiative Group presented the study “Rapid assessment of the prevalence of child begging as a form of child labor in Montenegro” at an event organized on this occasion in Podgorica by the International Labor Organization and the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Montenegro.
Admir Adrović, Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, and Nina Krgović, National Project Coordinator at International Labor Organization in Montenegro gave opening speeches.

As the only institution in Serbia that monitors the progress made towards the achievement of SDGs, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia published, with the support of the Governments of Germany and Switzerland, a Progress Report for 2021 on the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in the Republic of Serbia by 2030. Video material containing brief presentation of the results was created based on this Report. The creation of this video material was made possible by the contribution of the Governments of Switzerland and Germany as part of the project “Public Finance Reform – 2030 Agenda”, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

The achievements of the Erasmus+ “Public Policy Making and Analysis” – PPMA project on capacity building in higher education, were presented at the panel on “Lifelong learning in the field of public policy”, held on May 10, 2022 at the University of Niš.
Presentation included educational programs in the field of public policy, editions of books published as part of the project, as well as the multifunctional web platform “Policy club” intended for the publication of professional papers in the field of public policy.

SeConS Development Initiative Group participated in the workshop “Public Policy Making and Analysis: institutions, implementation and approaches”, held at the Faculty of Law, University of

The new Policy-Club website, developed by the SeConS Development Initiative Group within the PPMA project, was presented to the public at the International Conference “Science Meets

The Progress Report on the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals for 2021, developed by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, was presented at

With the support of the governments of Switzerland and Germany, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia published the second Progress Report on the

Preservation of the planet, economic progress and social justice: we asked the citizens whether it is enough to make progress in only one of these

“National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods – Serbia” is the title of the analysis dealing with gender equality assessment in Serbia. This Country Gender Assessment is aligned with FAO’s strategic commitment to closing the gender gap in agriculture, thereby generating significant gains for the agricultural sector and helping to reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty. The key objective is to produce a comprehensive analysis of gender equality in the agricultural sector and rural development processes, identifying gender inequalities and their underlying causes and consequences, and offering recommendations for gender-responsive policies to enable the transformation of gender relations and structures in the agricultural sector and rural development processes.

The Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia (SIPRU) has presented the second online Social Inclusion Course, developed with the expert support of SeConS Development Initiative Group. The online Social Inclusion Course was designed under the project “Support for the Improvement of Social Inclusion in the Republic of Serbia”, implemented by the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia with support from the Government of Switzerland.

“This online course was developed with the intent to provide all interested parties with the opportunity to solidify existing and acquire new knowledge in this field, better understand important concepts, and open some key issues regarding this important topic for our society”, said Dragana Jovanović Arijas, Manager of the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia. She noted that this course should allow us to see the interdependence of social inclusion and poverty reduction and other relevant areas for improving the status of citizens, particularly those from vulnerable groups.