The OSCE Mission to Serbia awarded the 2023 Person of the Year award to Dr. Mirjana Drenovak-Ivanović, a full tenure professor in Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade, and to Mr. Dejan Stojanović, a lawyer at the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications.
The award recognizes the important contributions of these two individuals in promoting the OSCE's values and commitments throughout the year. Both awardees demonstrated exceptional dedication to the promotion and protection of media freedom and the safety of journalists, the respect for human rights and rule of law, good governance, environmental protection, gender equality, youth rights and sustainable development in 2023.
"The OSCE Mission to Serbia's Person of the Year award recognizes and honours citizens of Serbia who, as partners of our Mission, have had a positive impact on Serbian society and inspire others to follow in their path," stated the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Jan Braathu.
Dr. Mirjana Drenovak-Ivanović is recognized for her outstanding contribution to the establishment of the Environmental Law Clinic. The Clinic is an OSCE Mission-supported extracurricular program launched in 2015 that has allowed 600 senior law students to strengthen their theoretical and practical skills and complete their professional placements in state institutions. Dr. Drenovak-Ivanović also played a pivotal role in establishing the master's programme in Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade.
