In this reporting period the Protector of Citizens, traditionally, by placing the rainbow flag, the flag of trans movement and flag of intersex movement on his building celebrated the International Day of the fight against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and International Day of the awareness about intersex persons. Representatives of the Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens supported also the right of LGBTI persons to free gathering participating at the Parade “Serbian Pride”, Pride parade and in the activities during the Pride Week. The Protector of Citizens met three times with the representative of the regional organization ERA and members of ERA Association from Serbia81 with whom he discussed on current problems which LGBTI persons face, on possibilities and manners of joint cooperation and activities dedicated to the improvement of the position of these persons in the Republic of Serbia. Upon the initiative of the Protector of Citizens the representative of ERA Association became a member of the Working group for the execution of the new Strategy of prevention and protection against discrimination and accompanying Action Plan. The cooperation of the organizations dealing with LGBTI rights and Protector of Citizens will be continued in 2020 through regular meetings. PROPOSALS FOR THE PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE STATUS OF LGBTI PERSONS IN RELATION TO ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES Even though pursuant to Article 17 Paragraph 3 of the Law on the Protector of Citizens, the Protector of Citizens is not authorized to oversee the work of the National Assembly and the Government, the Protector of Citizens believes that it would be useful that the stated bodies review his proposals.  Government should plan and take over measures of economic policy without endangering the rights of citizens in sensitive position and in the manner which will not reduce accomplished standards in the achievement of gender equality and rights of LGBTI persons and to provide the number of health care employees, professional employees at institutions of social protection and professional associates at educational institutions who fit the needs of citizens in sensitive position.  Government should adopt the National strategy for the prevention and suppression of domestic violence and violence in partner relations and accompanying Action Plan; to adopt the Strategy of prevention and protection from discrimination and accompanying Action Plan for the following period; t propose, and the National Assembly to adopt the Law on Gender Equality, the law which regulate same-gender communities and law which regulate legal consequences of adjustment (change) of sex and gender identity; to adjust the Criminal Code with the Convention of the Council of Europe on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence and propose amendments to the Criminal Code which would in all criminal offences whose aim is punishment and prevention of racism and intolerance incriminate the action of execution of these criminal offences also on the basis of the sexual orientation and gender identity; to continually implement measures and activities dedicated to raising of the public awareness on gender equality and measures of the promotion of the position of women:  Government, Coordination Body for Gender Equality, Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, authorities of autonomous province and authorities of local selfgovernment units should provide acting upon recommendations issued by the Special 81 Associations Go out, Rainbow Association , Geten CRPC, To be known, Glic, Egal, XY Spectrum, Labris. - 50 -