ZAGREB, October 28, 2018 - The "Traditional children's stories for a common future – TRACE" project from the EU Erasmus+ programme, which is dedicated to children's literature and will be implemented over the next two years by partners from Croatia, Greece, Latvia and Spain, was launched at the National and University Library in Zagreb.

Frida Bisćan, coordinator of the 1.3 million kuna project, said that TRACE was intended primarily for children aged 6-12 as well as for their teachers, librarians, parents and anyone involved in work with children. "The partner-countries will each choose which stories we will translate into the languages of the participating countries and into English, the official project language," said Bisćan.

The project will also include workshops to acquaint project participants with creative and innovative methods of encouraging children to read, think critically and research European culture on their own, through familiar literature – traditional children's stories that are a valuable part of the European cultural heritage.

Bisćan said that the project was designed to encourage children not only to read but develop and cherish their own language and culture. "By reading, we cherish and enrich our own expression, by reading stories and learning about stories from other countries we get to know the history and culture of the countries that surround us and with which we live in unity in the EU," she said. "The project aims to... teach children about the importance of coexistence and tolerance, while developing their digital competences," said Bisćan.

The project "Traditional children's stories for a common future – TRACE" is being implemented from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2020.

Participants in the project, which is coordinated by the National and University Library in Zagreb, are the "Mala Filozofija" association promoting informal education, critical thinking and practical philosophy from Zadar, Croatia, the "Josip Pupačić" primary school from Omiš, Croatia, the University of Peloponnese, Department of social & training policy from Corinth, Greece, Biedriba Radosas Idejas from Riga, Latvia, and Fundacion Euroarabe de Altos Estudios from Granada, Spain.

This is just one of several recent projects aimed at children.

ZAGREB, October 26, 2018 - UNICEF Croatia and the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor on Friday signed an agreement on strengthening the capacity of the Croatian prosecutorial authorities in tackling juvenile delinquency in the period between 2018 and 2020, with the aim of education and prevention of juvenile crimes.

"Children and teenagers who run afoul of the law need our attention and care at all levels. Before they become adults, the society has the last chance to support them in taking responsibility for their own actions and their own lives, with the assistance of professionals. Therefore, it is extremely important to have experts who can encourage positive changes in the behaviour and lives of children that have run afoul of the law," said the head of the UNICEF Croatia office in Zagreb Valentina Otmačić.

In 2017, 1,883 juvenile delinquents were reported to judicial authorities.

Chief State Prosecutor Dražen Jelenić said that the agreement would help the efforts of prosecutors for juvenile delinquency.

Under the agreement, 98 state prosecutors for juvenile delinquency and 20 experts who are not jurists will be additionally trained to work with juvenile delinquents.

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The IVF procedure in Zagreb was performed just five years after the world’s first procedure in Great Britain.

The Museum of Contemporary Art is a partner in the project.

The centre cares about children without adequate parental care.

Last year, 148 infants died in Croatia, which is fewer than in 2016.

The race was part of a UNICEF campaign.

ZAGREB, August 31, 2018 - Statistics provided by the Ministry of the Interior show that 625 Croatians – 157 women and 468 men – committed suicide in 2017 and that the rate of attempted suicide among children under 14 in 2017 went up by as much as 200%.

ZAGREB, August 28, 2018 - The Croatian Ministry of Demography, Family and Youth Affairs and Social Welfare and UNICEF, in cooperation with a civil society association that networks of foster parent organisations in Croatia, on Tuesday announced the launch of a campaign under the slogan "Every Child Needs a Family".

The reason is an increase in the number of children from eastern Europe receiving the allowance.