The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the inaugural meeting of the UNESCO Network of Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Officials and the Ceremony marking 30 years of the “Routes of Enslaved Peoples” Programme in Paris. The meeting was dedicated to the joint fight of the states against racism and inequality and was…
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Equality represents one of the fundamental values of modern society. Prohibition of discrimination and equal opportunities are the key to everyone’s well-being, and their realization implies the responsibility of all of us, including the private sector, which has great potential to contribute to this goal, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, and her collaborators met with representatives of the group Ambassadors Against Antigypsyism. This group consists of young members of the Roma and majority communities whose activities aim to reduce social distance towards Roma and increase awareness in society about the unacceptability of discrimination against Roma. In the…
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Demographic changes and aging are some of the most important topics for the future of all of us. It is necessary to adapt to new conditions in the provision of different types of services, use innovations and continuously meet the needs of older persons, using the achievements of science and technology in the service of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, met with Sandra Konstatzky, Director of the Ombud for Equal Treatment of the Republic of Austria, with whom she discussed common challenges for improving the protection of the rights of citizens who are at increased risk of discrimination. Janković introduced her Austrian colleague to the competencies and…
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Intergenerational ties need to be nurtured, developed, and improved because older persons are not some other persons, they are us, as soon as tomorrow, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at the ceremonial opening of the exhibition on the beauty of aging and intergenerational solidarity, in the House of Đura Jakšić, held…
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Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the parliamentary symposium “Open and Inclusive Society. The Role and Mission of Equality Bodies” organized by the National Council of the Parliament of Austria on the occasion of the implementation of the European Union Directives on the standards of equality bodies, which prescribe strengthening the role…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the international conference in Tirana, organized by the Regional Office of UN Women for Europe and Central Asia, entitled “Effective institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women: picturing the future 30 years after Beijing”. The conference goal was…
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Ravnopravan položaj osoba sa retkim bolestima podrazumeva konstantno unapređivanje zakonskog okvira i razvijanje sistema podrške, kao i uklanjanje različitih barijera i predrasuda prema obolelima, rekla je poverenica za zaštitu ravnopravnosti Brankica Janković na otvaranju pete regionalne konferencije “Caring for Rare”. Skup koji je organizovala Nacionalna organizacija za retke bolesti Srbije NORBS, okupio je stručnjake iz…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković participated in the Serbian Internet Governance Forum (IGF Serbia 2024), where experts, representatives of the government, business, and civil society discussed how the Global Digital Agreement initiative, together with other directives and laws from this area, will influence the future of the digital world and the economy….
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