HIGHLIGHTS AND STATISTICS
The number of new refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Serbia appears to stabilise (see the chart below). On 23 April, 7,363 were counted in Serbia. 84% (6,162) were sheltered in 18 government facilities, while the rest were counted sleeping rough in Belgrade city centre or close to the borders with Croatia or Hungary.
UNHCR, the Centre for Social Welfare and the Crisis Response and Policy Centre (CRPC) supported the participation of 13 refugee youth from Krnjaca Asylum Centre (AC) in the 30th Belgrade Marathon of 22 Apr (see the photo below).
Among some 117 new arrivals that were met and assisted by UNHCR and partners during the week, ten were unaccompanied and separated refugee children (UASC), boys from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya. All were referred by UNHCR and partners to Centres for Social Work.
149 intentions to seek asylum in Serbia were registered in the reporting period, which makes a total of 419 during April and 1,803 since the beginning of the year (compared to 2,484 during the same period in 2016). Since the beginning of the year, the Asylum Office has not yet made any positive decisions on granting refugee status or subsidiary protection