HIGHLIGHTS AND STATISTICS
By 25 June, the overall number of new refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants counted in Serbia shrunk to 5,948. 93% were accommodated in 18 governmental centres.
Two tragic accidents led to the demise of one and the hospitalization of two other refugees/migrants: On 23 June, a 15 y.o. Afghan unaccompanied/separated child (UASC) was killed on the motorway near Adasevci TC, while his 13 y.o. friend was severely injured and hospitalized. They reportedly jumped off a truck when they realized that it was heading to Belgrade and not to Croatia. On 24 June, a man from Algeria was hit by a train and seriously injured while trying to cross railway tracks near Sid.
Though overall occupancy of governmental shelters dropped to 5,548, some remained overcrowded, including the Transit Centres (TC) of Adasevci, Principovac and Sombor, where close to 400 refugees and migrants, incl. UASC , remained accommodated in temporary emergency shelters like rub halls or tents.
On 19 June, the Government, UN Resident Coordinator, IOM, and UNHCR presented and discussed the process, as well as important Serbian contributions to the forthcoming preparations of the two Global Compacts stemming from the New York Declaration: the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact for Refugees.
World Refugee Day was marked by a number of events, including a reception for refugees, authorities, donors and civil society in Belgrade, various performances and photo exhibitions in a number of centres, marking of the second anniversary of the Presevo RC, etc. A press release of UNHCR Serbia highlighted global and local developments.
On 22 June, the Centre for Social Welfare, supported by UNHCR and partners, started systematic best interest assessments for all 203 UASCs in TC Obrenovac.
On 22 June, authorities transferred 91 men and boys, mostly from Afghanistan, who had been sleeping rough in/near Sid to Presevo RC.
UNHCR and partners collected testimonies of 79 collective expulsions from Croatia, with many alleging to have been denied access to asylum procedures there, while many of the 76 testimonies of collective expulsion from Hungary alleged excessive use of force.
01-25 June, 287 refugees/migrants registered an intention to seek asylum in Serbia.
