On the contrary, the tragic events in early May, the killing of nine children and one adult in the Belgrade primary school Vladislav Ribnikar and of seven youths and one child in Malo Orašje and Dubona the following day lay bare the numerous shortcomings of the system in which the children are not the focus of political attention. [...] At the session of the Government of the Republic of Serbia held on 20th March 2024, the Program for Combating Trafficking in Persons in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2024-2029 was adopted, along with the accompanying Action Plan for the implementation of the program for the period 2024-2026. [...] In the conditions of the global crisis and political instability, there must not be a lack of respect for the rights of the child, because as a basic and at the same time the main recommendation, the need to place children's rights in the place it deserves is imposed. [...] The legislative framework of the Republic of Serbia neither recognises nor ensures the sufficient participation of children in the making of local policies in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development. [...] Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communication Procedure Even though the Republic of Serbia was one of the first states to sign the Third Optional Protocol to the CRC on a communications procedure, the Protocol has not been ratified.
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