Citizens' Protector Zoran Pašalić met with the leadership of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia regarding the upcoming population, household and housing census that will be conducted on the territory of the Republic of Serbia from October 1 to 31, 2022. .
The meeting was held with the aim of establishing mutual cooperation and coordination of the work on the census, so that it can be carried out in the most efficient way in compliance with the law, as well as
human and minority rights. As stated by the institute, over 17,000 enumerators are currently being trained. The protector of citizens expects the guidelines for the list of persons who are in institutions for the execution of criminal sanctions, institutions for social protection, shelters and asylum centers to be adopted in the shortest possible time.
The collected data are of exceptional importance for assessing the current situation, as well as for future planning and adoption of various strategies, both at the national and local level, it was emphasized, among other things, at the meeting.
