INTERNATIONAL DAY OF POVERTY REDUCTION

International Day of Poverty Reduction will be celebrated in National Assembly of Serbia on Wednesday, 17^th of October. Theme of this year is “Youth and poverty” and within the marking of the Day will be the action “Stand up and talk against poverty and inequality”.The burden of poverty especially hits young people who belong to marginalized groups: refugees, displaced persons, persons with disabilities, Roma people. Poverty is spread in rural area. Young women are more often in risk of poverty, especially those who suffered violence and single mothers. Serbia is still the only country in Europe without the strategy for better status and living conditions for young people. That strategy is in process due to initiative Ministry for Youth and Sport.