Category: Donors and Partners

The Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia is in charge of:

• development and improvement of culture and artistic creativity;
• monitoring and research in the field of culture;
• providing a material basis for cultural activities;
• development and improvement of literary, translation, music and stage creativity, fine arts and applied arts and design, film and architecture in the field of other audio-visual media;
• protection of immovable, movable and non-material cultural heritage;
• library, publishing, cinematographic and music-scenic activity;
• endowments and foundations;
• public information system;
• monitoring the implementation of laws in the field of public information;
• monitoring the work of public companies and institutions in the field of public information;
• monitoring the activities of foreign information institutions, foreign media, correspondents and correspondents in the Republic of Serbia;
• informing national minorities;
• registration of foreign information institutions and providing assistance to foreign journalists and correspondents;
• cooperation in the field of protection of cultural heritage, cultural creativity and information in the language and script of the members of the Serbian people in the region;
• establishment and development of cultural-information centers abroad…

Web: http://www.kultura.gov.rs/en/

The organisation helps countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.

UNDP provides technical advice and assistance for sustainable human development and supports Serbia in joining the European Union. UNDP operates in Serbia since 1952 through the Country Office in Belgrade.

UNDP objectives are outlined in the Country Programme Document (CPD 2016-2020), rooted in the overarching goals of the United Nations Development Partnership Framework, which centers the work of the entire UN Country Team in Serbia on supporting Serbia to achieve goals in the areas of:

• Governance and Rule of Law
• Social and Human Resources Development
• Economic Development
• Growth
• Employment
• Environment
• Climate Change and
• Resilient Communities and Culture and Development

Web: http://www.rs.undp.org/content/serbia/en/home/

The importance and role of the Office for Cooperation with Civil Society is reflected in the coordination of Government and CSO’s mutual cooperation, regarding the process of creating and establishing accurate standards and procedures for including the CSO’s at all levels of decision making process.

According to its mandate, Office should provide the support to the CSO’s in the process of the defining and implementing legislative procedures altogether with public policies, and thereby contributing to a positive pressure on the governmental institutions.

Office for Cooperation with Civil Society should play an active role in creating and establishing a cooperation platform in the Western Balkans regarding overall linking in the successful implementation of political, social and economic reforms in the region.

Web: http://www.civilnodrustvo.gov.rs/home/home.1.html

The organisation analyses the challenges to freedom, advocates for greater political rights and civil liberties, and supports frontline activists to defend human rights and promote democratic change.

Freedom House acts as a catalyst for greater political rights and civil liberties through a combination of analysis, advocacy, and action.

In addition, Freedom House empowers frontline human rights defenders and civic activists to uphold fundamental rights and to advance democratic change.

Web: https://freedomhouse.org/

The Open Society Foundation Serbia supports a broad range of activities that contribute to the development of a functioning democratic state in Serbia. The foundation supports associations of lawyers and judges to protect the independence of the judiciary.  The organisation also protects important public agencies from government interference by supporting efforts to strengthen the independence and integrity of the freedom of information commissioner, the ombudsman, and the anti-corruption agency.

Web: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/

The overall goal of Matra is the development of plural democracy, grounded in the rule of law, with room for dialogue between the government and civil society; building capacity and strengthening the institutions of civil society and government, and strengthening bilateral relations.

Under the auspices of MATRA framework the Embassy of the Netherlands in Belgrade supports activities of civil society organisations, government institutions, and non-profit educational institutions in Serbia and Montenegro that promote transformation process in the following areas:

• Legislation and justice
• Public administration/ public order/ police
• Human rights and the integration of minorities

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