May 10^th

The ceremonial session of the City Team for Emergency Situations was held at Nis City Hall to mark the week of Red Cross in Serbia.The guests from the city organization of the Red Cross in Nis presented to the members of the City Team for Emergency Situations the activities covered by this humanitarian organization. Mr. Dragoslav Pavlovic, Assistant Mayor for the Economy and Investments, welcomed the guests on the behalf of the City of Nis.

World Red Cross Day has become an important day in the history of world which is being celebrated annually to play big role in the life saving events as well as assisting the vulnerable social people all around the world. It is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Henri Dunant who had founded the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the year 1863 in the Geneva, Switzerland. It aimed to provide relief to the human beings in distress and desolation due to war, food shortage, epidemic diseases or natural calamities. Its celebration is highlighted through a special theme of the year to fulfill the aim of celebration as well as make people aware of its importance. It also aims to attract more private or governmental organizations to be active members and participate regionally to help needed people suffering from any kind of disaster. National Societies acts as auxiliaries of the Red Cross in the humanitarian field and assists with the range of services such as natural disaster relief, medical services and other health and social programmes.

The series of events will be held all over Serbia to mark World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and Week

May 9^th

By laying wreaths at the Monument to the Liberators of Nis the Victory Day over Fascism in the Second World War was celebrated in Nis.

Wreaths were laid by the delegations of the City of Nis, the Serbian Armed Forces, Police, Nisava Administrative District, Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center and many others. “This is a great day”, as it was emphasized by the representatives of the City of Nis, “a day when we honor the ancestors who have given their lives for our freedom. Serbian nation had the important role in the victory over fascism with thousands of fighters who gave their lives for freedom and respect for human dignity. The Republic of Serbia now firmly stands for the principles of peaceful cooperation and advocates for tolerance and cooperation with other Balkan countries, but it also contributes to the overall efforts to achieve stability in the region.”

As part of celebrating the Day of Victory over Fascism, wreaths were laid at the monument dedicated to fallen Russian soldiers.

May 9^th

The reception was organized at Nis City Hall for young chess players from Nis who won several medals at the state championship.  The young chess players were received by Nis City Council Member Branislav Kacar, who, on this occasion gave City of Nis Sports Association plaques of honors as the tribute to the medal winners. They won medals at the recent national championship for the blitz, rapid, problem and standard chess. Jovan Stevanovic was the best in standard and rapid chess, while Pavle Ciric triumphed in problem chess and Anja Simic won second place in this category. Ilija Stanojevic and Filip Zdravkovic won the first and third place in the standard chess category.

May 8^th

Nis citizen Ninoslav Milenkovic landed this morning, as 100 000^th passenger, at the Nis Airport Constantine the Great. He was greeted at the airport by the City of Nis delegation led by Mayor Darko Bulatovic and the director of Nis Airport Vladica Djurdjanovic. “This is an important day for Nis and for the development of Nis airport, because, after just four months, Nis Airport has 100 000 passengers, which is a record compared to last year when 100 000^th passenger landed at the end of 2016,” as Mayor Bulatovi said. He pointed out that the reconstruction of the airport building is nearing its completion. “If everything goes according to plan, next year we are expecting a number of innovations at the Constantine the Great Airport. We, together with the Government of the Republic of Serbia, have showed that we are very keen on developing air traffic in this part of Serbia. This much interest of passengers, both from Nis, and from the region, confirms that there are good prospects in the future”, added Mayor Bulatovic. Ninoslav Milenkovic, who is also flew from Dortmund, said that he was a regular traveler from Nis airport because his family lived in Germany and he flew every week. He stressed that the establishment of regular line between Nis and this German city meant a lot because he could see his family more often.

May 4^th

State Secretary at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Vladimir Ilic opened Fair of Social Care Services in Nis. The aim of the fair is to point out how many people and organizations are involved in the process which is very important for each local community, and that is the proper functioning of the system of social care that cannot be viewed only as providing basic services to persons who are without basic living conditions.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic. Rade Rajkovic, the President of Nis City Assembly addressed the audience on this occasion. City of Nis, within its jurisdictions, is trying to devote great attention to the social care system, and allocate significant funds from the budget for social care, and this is one of the indicators that for this city  the solidarity and the support to those who are in need is a very important element in functioning of the local community.

The fair will present social welfare institutions that accommodate a large number of users as well as the NGOs which are providing social services to different user groups (children, youth, victims of violence, victims of trafficking, the elderly, etc.).