“COMMON COUNTRY ASSESSMENT OF THE UN TEAM”

Belgrade, 22 January 2004 – Organized by HRH Crown Princess Katherine’s Foundation at The Royal Palace today, there was the 24th meeting of international NGOs, UN agencies and the Red Cross. The meeting was attended by TRH Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine.

Mr. Francis O’Donnell, resident coordinator of the UN presented the common country assessment. According to Mr. O’Donnell our country in the following period needs to pay special attention to the institutional reforms, development of judicial system and local government.

Today’s meeting had a special guest, Mrs. Grace Nelson, the wife of the USA senator from Florida, who presented her so far humanitarian work.

Addressing the present HRH Crown Princess Katherine announced the project of SOS phone line for the children victims of violence, and the Easter reception for 2,000 orphans at The Palace.

Special guests at the meeting were also the Head of the UN Office in New York Mrs. Sarah Pool, Dr. John Papadatos, the representative of the Greek “PNOE” Foundation, the wives of the most influential people from America, representatives of the World Bank and European Agency for Reconstruction and Development, and Father Irinej Dobrijevic of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The next meeting of NGOs was scheduled for Thursday, 11 March 2004.