Because of its geographic position, the Republic of Croatia is attracted by an increasing number of unaccompanied minors, so the aim of our research was, using a semi-structured interview with representatives of key organizations dealing with responsing to the needs of unaccompanied minors, to gain insight into the ways in which The Republic of Croatia is responsing to the needs of unaccompanied minors. In accordance with the purpose, the paper is based on four problems, and the results show that the participants are constructing the concept of “unaccompanied minor” through the characteristics of the unaccompanied minor and through the characteristics of the system of protection of unaccompanied minors in the Republic of Croatia. Secondly, the results show that, when we talk about the needs of unaccompanied minors foreign citizens and apatrids and the ways of responding to these needs in the Republic of Croatia, in the Republic of Croatia these needs are settled through direct work with unaccompanied minors and through work on system improvement. Third, it has been shown that the organizations, when responding to the needs of unaccompanied minors foreign citizens and apatrids in the Republic of Croatia, encounter the difficulties which they seperate on those within their organization and those outside the organization. The fourth problem was related to recommendations for improving the social response of the Republic of Croatia to the needs of unaccompanied minors foreign citizens and apatrids and the participants gave them in the direction of improving the legal framework, connecting public and civil sector, improving education system, developing alternative forms of accommodation, improving the guardianship institute and translation system and in the direction of education and sensibilisation.