Vladimir works for the Serbian Ministry for Refugees running the Krnjača camp in northern Belgrade.
The camp was built as worker housing over 50 years ago and is still used to house Kosovan and Croat refugees. There are about 100 others staying here at the moment, including two young Nigerian women who we met at the entrance coming back from the shops. Most of these people don't have papers allowing them to continue their journey as refugees, so it isn't clear what they will do next.
We weren't able to go inside but were told that there is no heating or hot water at the moment due to a cracked pipe.
Most refugees wouldn't come to this camp though but get a train directly out of Belgrade or, more often, bypass the city entirely.
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