28. Jun participated at the UNGA Preparatory Process Global Compact for Migration at the United Nations Office in Geneva and the Aid & Trade Conference in London last week. In Geneva we met with H.E. Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations. In London we met with H.E Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majid Al Saud, Secretary General and member of the Board of Trustees at Alwaleed Philanthropies.

The events served as follow ups to the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit we attended last year in Istanbul which was convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. We were the only organization from the Western Balkans invited to the event which was attended by 55 Heads of State and Government. The meetings dealt with migration and optimizing humanitarian response to crises. After the events, we debriefed H.E. Petar Vico, Serbian Ambassador to the Netherlands in The Hague on our experience.

28. Jun will hold events on every continent over the next several months to celebrate our 5th year anniversary. The first took place in Shenzhen, China and the second in Perth, Australia last weekend and was attended by over 1000 people! With Australia and Asia now complete we will hold events in Europe (London) and North America (Toronto) next!

28. Jun Coordinator Aleksandar Golijanin met with Serbian Ambassador to Canada Mihailo Papazoglu in Ottawa last week to discuss strengthening ties between Serbia and the Diaspora. At the request of Dr. Ljiljana Niksic, Head of the Department for Diaspora in the Serbian Foreign Ministry, the embassy nominated 28. Jun for the ‘Majka Srbija’ Award; the highest honor bestowed by Serbia upon members of the Diaspora.

Registered as a Canadian Not-for-profit in 2012, 28. Jun has since opened chapters in over 20 countries with significant Serbian populations. Their major accomplishments thus far include the delivery of $1.5M worth of medical aid to Serbs in Gracanica in 2012, sending an additional 30 tons of aid to Serbs in Visegrad, Knin, Berane and Nis in 2013, organizing the global response to the 2014 Southeast Europe by running donation centers in the Diaspora and directing the airlift of urgent humanitarian relief, leading the successful #NoKosovoUnesco campaign in 2015 and presenting at the UN’s first ever World Humanitarian Summit and meeting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in 2016.

In an interview with BN television last week, 28. Jun President Filip Filipi Jankovic, cited an incident in 2011 when NATO troops used live ammunition on Serbian protesters in Kosovo as the event which lead to the creation of the organization.

Koordinator 28. Juna Aleksandar Goljanin se sastao sa ambasadorom Mihailom Papazogluom u Otavi prošle nedelje radi razgovora o jačanju veza između Srbije i njene dijaspore. Na predlog Dr Ljiljane Nikšić, predsednice odseka za dijasporu u Ministarstvu spoljnih poslova Srbije, ambasada je nominovala 28. Jun za priznanje „Majka Srbije“, najveće priznanje koje Republika Srbija može dodeliti članovima dijaspore.

Registrovana kako neprofitna organizacija 2012. godine, 28. Jun je od tada otvorio poglavlja u preko 20 država u kojima se nalazi srpska dijaspora. Njihovi najveći uspesi uključuju dostavu od preko 1,5 miliona dolara područiju Gračanice 2012. godine, kao i dodatnih 30 tona pomoći Višegradu, Kninu, Beranama i Nišu. 28. Jun je organizovao veliku akciju tokom velikih poplava 2014. godine tako što je oformio centre u dijaspori preko kojih su se sakupljala i slala humanitarna sredstva Srbiji. Takođe. 2015. godine, predvodio je #NoKosovoUnesco digitalnu kampanju, kao i prisustvovao prvom svetskom humanitarnom samitu u organizaciji Ujedinjenih Nacija, gde je imao priliku da upozna Ban Ki Muna, generalnog sekretara, 2016. godine.

U intervjuu za BN televiziju prošle nedelje, predsednik 28. Juna Filip Filipi Janković govorio je o incidentu 2011. godine kada su NATO trupe koristile živu municiju protiv sprskih demonstranata na Kosovu, što je bio jedan od povoda za osnivanje ove humanitarne organizacije.

We donated computers to the Cultural Center in Leskovac which serves youths, pensioners and people with disabilities who don’t have access to internet at home and to Elementary School ‘Zivko Tomic’ in the village of Shatornja near Topola. Additionally, we donated over $5000, and helped raise tens of thousands more, to our most recent five families and to the Association of Victim Families in Kosovo and Metohia. 28. Jun and our Australian Chapter also donated $6000 to The Holy Lazarica Monastery for renovations which concludes our project to help Serbs in Krajina.

28. Jun in partnership with Alfa University, made a donation to Elementary School ‘Zivko Tomic’ in the village of Shatornja near Topola. 28. Jun member Angelina Djordjevic, whose family is from the town, presented the students with 5 computers and a projector. We were very happy with the delivery and will look to expand our humanitarian work in the Sumadija region in the future. Watch the video of the delivery here: https://www.facebook.com/28jun/videos/1880555392011263/

Thanks to your support and a generous donation from Alfa University we successfully donated a computer lab to Elementary School ‘Braca Aksic’ in the village of Staro Gracko, Kosovo and Metohija!

The delivery took place yesterday, we purposely gave conflicting dates on when the donation would occur to avoid any interference from Albanian authorities who have  been at odds with 28. Jun since we led the #NoKosovoUnesco campaign in 2015. In an intense debate on Serbian TV, 28. Jun members argued that support to Serbs in Kosovo must remain unwavering. Highlights can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/28jun/videos/1806369869429816/

Photographer Viktorija Jovanovic accompanied our team and documented the delivery, her powerful photos can be seen on facebook.com/28jun

Marina and her husband, former Serbia national team player, Zdravko Kuzmanovic received the final of five humanitarian awards celebrating the 5th anniversary since 28. Jun was founded to assist underprivileged Serbs throughout the Balkans. They were honored for their contribution to 28. Jun’s humanitarian project in Republika Srpska in 2013. Previously, Jelena and Novak Djokovic received the award to recognize their support of 28. Jun’s maiden humanitarian project ‘Boj za Kosovo’ in 2011. The project turned out to be a huge success and $1.5 mil of humanitarian aid was delivered to Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija.

Celebrities and athletes were not the only recipients of the awards, three longtime members of the organization were also honored. The mother and brother of 28. Jun France coordinator Sofija Bukvički, who passed away at the age of 21 last summer, received the first award. Sofija was an instrumental leader of the organization, she presented the 140,000-signature strong #NoKosovoUnesco petition to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. 28. Jun UK coordinator Ricki Ilić Booth also received the award. During the 2014 floods which devastated Serbia, Ricki’s mom unexpectedly passed away, the next morning Ricki was loading trucks sending urgent aid to Serbia. Lastly, 28. Jun Canada coordinator Marko Racić accepted the award in Mississauga. Marko, who is originally from Kosovo, organized over 20 fundraising events in the GTA area while his mother was battling terminal cancer.

The recipients of the awards are the embodiment of dedication to the Serbian people.

28. Jun is a multinational organization engaged in humanitarian, social and philanthropic functions. Founded in 2011 and registered as a Canadian Not-for-profit in 2012, to date they have delivered 170 tons of humanitarian, medical and disaster relief aid worth over $4.4 mil to the Western Balkans. The organization has recently registered in Serbia and donations can me made via SMS to 1733.

28. Jun put together a video highlighting 5 years of humanitarian work which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs0rZ7PQzOk

International humanitarian organization 28. Jun is partnering with the Foreign Ministry of Serbia, the Jasenovac Research Institute, the Shem Olam Institute (Israel) and the Andric Institute to present an exhibition and conference on the Jasenovac Death Camps entitled ‘Hidden Holocaust’. The largest event of its kind on American soil, it will mark 75 years since the establishment of Jasenovac and entrench the right to remembrance of the victims by their descendants and the global community. 28. Jun handled the marketing and branding of project and designed the interactive official website of the exhibit: www.hiddenholocaust.info

The official opening will take place at 2:30 PM Friday, January 27, 2017 at 51 Harrison St., 3rd Floor, Hoboken, NJ. The keynote speaker will be two-time Cannes Palm d’Or winning filmmaker and Andric Institute founder Emir Kusturica. The exhibit will feature Jasenovac victims-themed sculptures by academic artist Katarina Tripkovic and academic sculptor Ljubisa Mancic. Ambassador Dr. Ljiljana Niksic, chief of the department for migration policy and Diaspora at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and initiator of the project stated that it “intends to mobilize the global public to contribute to the preservation of the universal values such as peace, freedom and the protection of human rights.”

Those who cannot attend the event can watch it via live stream on 28. Jun’s Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/28jun

28. Jun: A look back on what we achieved TOGETHER in our first 5 years…

2011
October – 28. Jun launches first humanitarian project ‘Boj za Kosovo’ to raise funds for the Health Center Gracanica in Kosovo, Serbia.

2012
June – 28. Jun announces the arrival of $1.5M worth of aid to Gracanica, Kosovo, Serbia and the successful conclusion of the global ‘Boj za Kosovo’ campaign.

August – 28. Jun embarks upon a second, ever-more ambitious undertaking – “Srpske Zemlje, Srpski Rod” – aiming to send $5M in humanitarian aid to Serbian people in need.

2013
January – 28. Jun delivers 40 ft container filled with medical supplies and winter clothes worth $1M to Visegrad, Republika Srpska.

October – 28. Jun delivers 7,000 lbs of humanitarian and medical aid to the Serbian Orthodox Church in Knin, Croatia and Berane, Montenegro.

December – 28. Jun completes the 5th and final delivery of the historic ‘Srpske Zemlje, Srpski Rod’ project consisting of advanced medical equipment to the Medical Center in Nis, Serbia.

2014
May – 28. Jun organizes global response to 2014 Southeast Europe floods with online campaign and donation centers all over Europe, North America and Australia.

June – 28. Jun directs the airlift of 30,000 lbs of urgent humanitarian relief directly into Belgrade from Toronto during the 2014 Southeast Europe floods.

August – 28. Jun delivers final humanitarian shipments worth $1.3M for the 2014 Southeast Europe floods to the Red Cross in Belgrade, Cacak and Obrenovac with 8 containers arriving via ship and 1 via airlift.

December –  28. Jun announces the conclusion of the ‘Heart of Hope’ project with successful deliveries to the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and to orphanages in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Paracin and Doboj.

2015
February –  28. Jun presents at the UN’s World Humanitarian Summit consultation for Europe in Budapest and meets the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos.

July – 28. Jun announces a donation of $5,230 USD to WildCRU and the Hwange National Park from the sales of #CecilTheLion commemorative bracelets and future plans to promote fair treatment of animals in the Western Balkans.

October – 28. Jun starts ‘Save Refugee Families’ project with volunteers in Belgrade providing humanitarian assistance to refugees transiting through the Balkans.

November – 28. Jun successfully leads #NoKosovoUnesco digital campaign amassing 140,000 petition signatures and is publicly thanked by Prime Minister Vucic.

December – 28. Jun begins the ‘Help Serbian Families’ project to assist the 100 poorest Serbian families in the Balkans over the following year with a dozen deliveries throughout the region.

2016
May – 28. Jun presents at the UN’s first ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul and meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN’s Development Programme.

June – 28. Jun heads the Youth Forum at the first ever Serbian Summit in Zurich under the auspices of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chamber of Commerce with business magnate Rebecca MacDonald as honorary chair.

July – 28. Jun holds 300th event since formation in 2011 in Chicago and surpasses 500,000 followers across social media platforms and mailing list.

August – 28. Jun leads the march to mark the 21st anniversary since the expulsion of 250,000 Serbs from Croatia during ‘Operation Storm’.

September – 28. Jun presents Jelena and Novak Djokovic with the first of five, 5th anniversary awards, recognizing significant contributors, in Milan.

December – 28. Jun successfully completes the ‘Help Serbian Families’ project to assist the 100 poorest Serbian families in the Balkans.

Here’s to 5 more years! JOIN US

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