Speeches Shim
BELGRADE, August 23, 2021 - In order to increase public awareness of the problem of food waste and insufficient food donations, and also to contribute to the improvement of practices that would encourage increased food donations, the Coalition for Giving led by the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, with the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the campaign "Save Food, Save Humanity" on August 23.
Belgrade, 14 June 2021 – The Ambassador of the United States of America to Serbia, Anthony Godfrey, presented today 6 new ambulances to the Serbian Minister of Health, Zlatibor Loncar. The vehicles are intended for health institutions throughout Serbia, to ensure that they can effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and be better prepared health crises in the future.
BELGRADE - On May 28, 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic launched a project to support people who are homeless or living in inadequate housing in Belgrade, by providing water, sanitation and hygiene services, preventive services, health care and psycho-social services. The project is implemented by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
Belgrade – On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, the European Policy Centre – CEP, with the support of the USAID, organized a conference "Presentation of the Baseline Monitoring Report on Judicial Reform in Serbia for 2020".
Boljevac - April 19, 2021 - Darija Kisić Tepavčević, Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, Anthony Godfrey, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Deyana Kostadinova, UNICEF Representative in Serbia, and Dragan Radovanović, President of the Red Cross of Serbia distributed debit cards, with a predetermined amount of funds, to families with children from Boljevac whose incomes were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Belgrade - On April 12, 2021, the Ministry for European Integration and the United States Government officially extended their development partnership which has now stretched for 20 years. U.S. Ambassador Anthony F. Godfrey watched on as Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimović and the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Acting Mission Director Shanley Pinchotti signed amendments to existing bilateral partnership agreements. The United States additionally committed an additional $22 million for USAID, the part of the U.S.
Belgrade, March 2, 2021 – During 2020, a total of $4.25 million USD were donated to Serbia by the Serbian diaspora. Almost 46 percent of those donations, or $1.95 million USD, were dedicated to COVID-19 related projects and initiatives, while 54 percent, or $2.3 million USD, were dedicated to other causes, mainly poverty relief and medical treatments.
FEBRUARY 24, 2021: The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded two grants to support the Rotary Clubs of Čačak and Pančevo in their efforts to better equip their hospitals to provide quality healthcare for their communities. The grants were announced yesterday by Shanley Pinchotti, USAID’s Director of the Office of Democratic and Economic Growth during a virtual celebration of World Rotary Day with Rotarians all around Serbia.
Belgrade – Citizens of Serbia continue to perceive corruption as one of the top three problems in the country (12% of respondents in all three years), alongside low wages (15%) and unemployment (15%). More than half of the respondents (53%) recognize its negative impact on Serbian society, its influence in politics (50%) and business environment (34%), but citizens are uncertain of the concrete consequences corruption has on their personal and family life, since only every fifth (19%) can articulate that.
Pages
Last updated: July 21, 2021
Comment
Make a general inquiry or suggest an improvement.