HIGHLIGHTS AND STATISTICS
The number of new refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants counted in Serbia on 06 August was 4,688. Of those, 4,391, i.e. 94%, were accommodated in 18 governmental centres. (below chart refers).
The management of the Transit Centres (TC) of Adasevci and Principovac continued to reduce the number of residents housed in temporary emergency shelters, while around 400 men and boys remain accommodated in rub halls or tents in these two TCs or those of Sombor or Kikinda.
On Sunday, 06 August, in yet another tragic accident, a man from Algeria lost his life near Sid, when he was hit by an approaching train that he reportedly did not see on time.
UNHCR and partners received reports of 112 recorded collective pushbacks from Hungary, and 95 from Croatia, with many alleging to have been denied access to asylum procedures.
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights issued its periodical report Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia, containing an analysis of the practices of the competent authorities and the developments in the field of asylum in Serbia in the first six months of 2017.
UNHCR Serbia posted online an overview of developments and main activities by UNHCR and partners in European Refugee Situation in Serbia response during the first half of 2017.
In July, 297 individuals registered intentions to seek asylum in Serbia. 44% were made by men, 4% by women while 51% were registered for children. Most applications were made by citizens of Afghanistan (54%), Pakistan (27%), Syria (3%) Iraq (2%), and other nationalities (14%). One persons was granted refugee status.