Ombudsman: There is still a lot of work ahead of us

Ombudsman: There is still a lot of work ahead of us

The job is not yet complete as winter and cold weather are ahead of us, and it is necessary to provide refugees with a range of things, such as warm clothes and footwear, Jankovic told the participants in a regional conference dubbed 'The Balkan route and the migrant crisis - what can the civilian organizations do? What can be expected from the national governments and the EU?'.

The protector of citizens pointed in particular to the problem of minors passing through Serbia unaccompanied by their parents, adding that about 5,000 of thom had been registered in Serbia.

Observing that the refugee crisis would probably not be over before the end of the current and perhaps not even during the following year, he advised that, given such circumstances, "everyone should do their job."

Executive Director of the Fund for an Open Society Jadranka Jelincic said that the problem of refugees and migrants belonged to the domain of respect for human rights, adding that the civil sector was willing to continue working to solve those important issues.