In January, the number of refugees/migrants met and interviewed by Praxis’ mobile team did not exceed 180 on a daily basis, including the newly arrived ones, the refugees/migrants accommodated in the Asylum Centre Krnjača and the Reception Centre Obrenovac and those who returned to Belgrade after unsuccessful attempts to cross the Croatian, Hungarian or Romanian border. Throughout January, Praxis provided assistance to a total of 855 refugees/migrants, through information, referrals to the targeted assistance provided by various organisations/institutions or covering the costs of transport to the asylum and reception centres.

Praxis continued its field work and provided a total of 480 newly arrived refugees and migrants (301 adults - 256 men and 45 women, and 179 children - 156 boys and 23 girls, including 121 unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), of whom 118 boys and 3 girls) with relevant information. Out of the total of 480 newly arrived refugees/ migrants, 98 persons or 20.4% of them were from Afghanistan. Sixty-two (62) newly arrived refugees/migrants were from Syria, which accounts for 12.9% of the total number. Seventy-two (72) refugees and migrants came from Iraq (15.0%). Sixty-seven (67) refugees/migrants (14.3%) came from Pakistan, which is significantly fewer than in the previous month when 105 refugees/migrants came from Pakistan. One hundred and thirty-seven (137) refugees/migrants (28.5% of the total number) came from Iran. The refugees/migrants from Iran continue arriving by plane: 122 of them in January. Five (5) refugees/migrants came from Morocco (1.0%). Eleven (11) refugees/migrants (2.3%) came from Algeria. A total of 28 (5.8%) refugees/migrants came from other countries - Libya (14), India (2), Sri Lanka (3), Mali (1), Turkey (1), Montenegro (1), Jordan (1), Kazakhstan (1), China (1), Nepal (1), Somalia (1) and Tunisia (1).

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