National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia elected Brankica Jankovic for Commissioner for Protection of Equality, for a five-year period. This is the second time that Jankovic gained the confidence of National Parliament to lead Commissioner for Protection of Equality – an independent state institution for protection and improvement of equality and all deputy groups…
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In ten-year period, since the institution was founded, we have done a lot and out society today is more ready to accept other and different. Still, there is much more work ahead of us, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the celebration held on the occasion of 10 years of the institution…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, welcomes the adoption of the Initiative, which on March 26 proposed ways to address the movement of personal assistants of persons with disabilities who provide services in the evening, during the time of prohibition of movement prescribed by measures to combat the epidemic. Also, the Initiative…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, volunteers every Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 15:00 p.m. on the info line of the Serbian Red Cross to support elderly citizens in isolation. During today’s conversation, the elders who responded mostly wanted to share their own experiences about the time they spend during the 24-hour…
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Some life circumstances, like those in which we are today, show that we need every person, that only together in the partnership of men and women can we overcome the challenges we face, said the Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic, at the ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality‘. The commissioner pointed out that…
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The environment and care that we provide to the elderly today is at the same time a pledge for our future, which is why there must be no room for discrimination in it, said the Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Janković at the conference “Invisible Women” dedicated to promoting equality of older women. The…
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The Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic, met with the newly appointed regional director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mr. John Mosoti. Jankovic and Mosoti discussed a number of topics, with a special emphasis on the position of the elderly people, Roma, as well as the sexual and reproductive health of women and…
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On the occasion of March 8, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, organized a traditional tour of one of the municipalities in Serbia that is successful in implementing equality. This year, it is Arandjelovac, a municipality that received the Commissioner’s “City / Municipality of Equal Opportunities” award for 2019. Together with the…
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The Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Janković participated in the session of the Socio-Economic Council of the Republic of Serbia where she presented a comprehensive overview of the situation in the field of discrimination in the labor and employment and presented the most important conclusions from the Special report on discrimination in the field…
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Companies that take into account the equal representation of women and value diversities in management, certainly make higher profits and are leaders in innovations, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the Kopaonik Business Forum 2020. Moderating the panel “Gender Equality as a Precondition for Sustainable Development at the Local Level”, Jankovic highlighted…
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