ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the role of humanitarian faith-based organisations in supporting migrants in Serbia. It draws on the reports on migration in Serbia published by national and international organisations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Medecins Sans Frontieres. The chapter presents their activities and relations with other civil society organisations, the general public and state authorities by addressing the following questions: ‘What is human?’, ‘What is human security?’, ‘What is endangering human, biological and social lives?’, ‘What is making people vulnerable’ and ‘What is empowering people?’ Other sociohistorical events had an impact on religious composition, such as the breakup of Yugoslavia, when ethnic and religious communities underwent significant changes. The chapter deals with the ways in which the changes of migration policies in Europe and Serbia influenced how humanitarian organisations operate.
