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Reproducing inequality: How AI image generators show biases against women in STEM

There have long been concerns that AI models, including text-to-image tools, may contribute to the reproduction of existing inequalities and stereotypes. Therefor...

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The Power of Small Associations in Big Health Battles

Non-governmental organizations Jedna za drugu, Kolibri za porodice and Omladina Jazas help women at risk of breast cancer, people with HIV and young people to get...

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Family’s support encourages women to report violence

Research "Why do women not report domestic violence?" showed that support from friends and family, institutions as well as financial aid, would encourage them to ...

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Challenge for Innovative Solutions for the Green Transition

The purpose of this Challenge Call for Proposals is to support the implementation of innovative solutions for all five areas of the Green Agenda for the Western B...

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How Women Can Benefit from Digital Skills: A Story from Valjevo

Meet participants of “Data Based Decision Making” training course who had the opportunity to acquire various skills to improve their businesses, among which was d...

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16 solutions for the Green Transition

The practical implementation of the award-winning solutions will help reduce GHG emissions, switch to renewable energy sources, reuse waste to make new products, ...

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Engineering Tech Cell Serbia

The Engineering Tech Cell - ETC covers full scope of services, ranging from initial studies, technical designs, procurement of engineering services - to supervision and commissioning services.

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Accelerator Lab Serbia

We design, test and scale solutions to complex issues.

National Human Development Report – Serbia 2022

The Government of the Republic of Serbia has recognised demographic change as a priority and boldly initiated new conversations on this topic, as well as making concrete investments in several critical areas – such as infrastructure, digital transformation, and education. This National Human Development Report aims to shed new light on a highly complex set of challenges and opportunities related to population change and to offer an enlarged landscape for policy action.

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Green Finance in the Post-Pandemic World

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacts societies, economies and business around the world. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as the backbone of Serbian economy, are particularly vulnerable to the economic consequences of the pandemic. Returning to business as usual after the pandemic is not an option in the face of the ongoing climate and biodiversity crises. As a result, the concept of green recovery has emerged, with the aim to “build forward better”. Green economy transition and the financing for recovery from COVID-19 is a major challenge, but also an opportunity for changing unsustainable patterns of resource consumption. This publication offers practical insights into challenges and opportunities associated with Serbian MSMEs green investments. To identify the existing potentials, shortcomings, and needs that MSMEs have in making green investments, UNDP Serbia and EU Delegation performed a qualitative and quantitative research in the period September 2020 - February 2021 with the Serbian MSMEs, commercial banks and international financial institutions (IFIs). The results allow for drawing concrete measures for businesses, domestic financial sector and policy makers in order to scale-up sustainable finance for MSMEs in Serbia while supporting the post COVID-19 recovery of the economy.

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Serbia in numbers

6.87m

(SORS; 2020)

Population

0.806

(UNDP; 2019)

Human Development Index

19.366$

(The World Bank; 2020)

GDP per capita

10,4%

( Serbian Statistical Office; 2020)

Unemployment Rate

40,8%

(National Assembly; 2017)

Women in parliament

26.3%

(World Bank; 2021)

Renewables in final energy consumption