A/HRC/44/42/Add.4 The possibility of the asylum seekers to leave the transit zones in the direction of Serbia shall be mentioned and taken into account in point 33 of the report. General conditions, accommodation In the transit zones asylum seekers are accommodated in sectors, and inside the sectors in containers. Containers can be heated; each person has a bed and a cupboard, which can be locked. In each sector there is a community room, there is TV, room for prayer, playground for children, dining room for meals- with microwave ovens, cookers and water heaters-, and there are sanitary blocks. Community rooms are air-conditioned. Wi-Fi is also accessible, asylum seekers can connect to the internet free of charge. In line with the relevant legislation, meals are provided three times a day, or five times a day in case of children, pregnant women, nursing mothers. Each month asylum seekers receive sanitary bags containing shampoo, soap, detergent, toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet papers. Sectors were created for security reasons and for taking into account the different characters of the applicants- for example due to their vulnerability, unaccompanied children or single men and women if necessary are accommodated in distinct sectors-. This is the reason for regulating movement between sectors. The visits between sectors/in other sectors may be longer than one hour as social programmes-, which are the most frequent reasons for the visits-, last longer than one hour. On average the length of visits between sectors is much longer than 1 hour. Education provided in the transit zones According to Act LXXX of 2007 on asylum procedures and its implementing act the Alien Policing Directorate provides conditions for education in schools and nursery schools. Education is provided immediately after lodging their claim. Educational activities are pursued in each sector in the rooms for community use. Educational material is provided by the Ministry of Human Capacities and teachers are sent by the relevant educational districts, in case of Röszke from Szeged, in case of Tompa from Kiskőrös. Children between ages 6-16 are obliged to take part in educational activities. The system corresponds to the system provided for Hungarian nationals. Equipment necessary for the education is at the disposal of the children (exercise book, pens, pencils, colour pencils, rubbers, highlighter, paint, plasticine, crayons). Laptops, radios, CD players, flipchart tables, smart cubes, drawing boards are also provided in the zones. When it’s necessary a special education teacher is also provided for children with special needs. Social workers and civil society organizations organize programmes for children, however according to our experience children above 12 years do not like to participate at these events. The Baptist Church Charity Service also arranged a foreign language library and video collection. Provision of health care in the zones As regards the provision of health care in the transit zones, the provision of general practitioners’ services coincides with those provided for Hungarian citizens, the GP has visiting hours each working day. Emergency health care and care provided by specialized doctors, surgeries are provided at hospitals after transport by ambulance to a hospital. A nurse and a paramedic is available in the transit zones. Psychologist and a psychiatrist is also available in the zone on a weekly basis. Despite the fact that Gynaecologist is not available on a permanent basis, it is possible to visit a gynaecologist on a predefined date and time outside the transit zone. Paediatricians are available in the transit zone twice a week. 3

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