Filipovski said that the movement from humanitarian to institutional actions is vital, that the legislation needs to be concretized to fit the needs of child migrants and their inclusion in formal education and the PACE member states need to secure the necessary mechanisms and capacities in their respective educational systems.

Filipovski presented Serbia as a good example where the Assembly had recently passed the Asylum Law and Law on Foreigners which are inclusive and guarantee the child migrants’ right to education. She said that about 700 migrant children had started elementary school in Serbia this school year and 500 teachers were trained to work with them. Filipovski said that Serbia sees migrations as a matter of respecting international norms, solidarity and humanity and repeated that Serbia will fully support a comprehensive and sustainable solution to this global challenge.