In February, the number of refugees/migrants met and interviewed by Praxis’ mobile team did not exceed 125 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. In this period, Praxis provided assistance to a total of 828 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 425 newly arrived refugees and migrants (325 adults - 276 men and 49 women, and 100 children - 79 boys and 21 girls, including 56 potential unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), all boys) with relevant information. Out of the total of 425 newly arrived refugees/ migrants, 61 persons or 14.4% of them were from Afghanistan. 23 newly arrived refugees/migrants were from Syria, which accounts for 5.4% of the total number. 75 refugees and migrants came from Iraq (17.6%). 100 refugees/migrants (23.5%) came from Pakistan. 136 refugees/migrants (32.0% of the total number) came from Iran. The refugees/migrants from Iran continue arriving by plane: 115 of them in February. 7 refugees/migrants (1.6%) came from Algeria. A total of 23 (5.4%) refugees/migrants came from other countries - Libya (12), India (3), Sri Lanka (1), Nigeria (1), Kuwait (3), Bangladesh (1), Sudan (1) and Ukraine (1).

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