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Head of OSCE Bosnia and Herzegovina Mission calls on authorities to implement Roma Action Plans, marks International Roma Day in Kakanj
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 8 April 2015 – On the occasion of the International Roma Day, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador Jonathan Moore called today on state authorities to allocate necessary resources and implement the Roma Action Plans on Housing, Education, Health and Employment...
On International Roma Day, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and human rights chief call for youth focus to promote greater Roma participation
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
Content type: Press release
What we do: Roma and Sinti, Youth
BELGRADE/WARSAW, 8 April 2015 – Ivica Dačić, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called today for greater efforts to ensure Roma and Sinti participation in social, political and cultural life. On the occasion of International Roma Day, they stressed that a focus on youth, including on education, is key to providing Roma communities with greater opportunities...
OSCE Presence launches voter education project for Roma and Egyptian women in Albania
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
TIRANA, 8 April 2015 – On the occasion of International Roma Day, the OSCE Presence in Albania announced today the start of a project aimed at educating Roma and Egyptian women voters ahead of the local government elections on 21 June. More than 140 women will participate in seven training sessions across the country, which will focus on topics related to the right to vote, family-voting and vote-buying...
OSCE Mission Head calls for better integration of Kosovo Roma community
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 8 April 2015 – “The Kosovo Roma community remains on the margins of the society, therefore more needs to be done to ensure their full social inclusion,” Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, said today on the occasion of International Roma Day...
On International Roma Day OSCE Mission to Serbia notes progress made and highlights need for continuing efforts to improve situation of Roma in Serbia
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
BELGRADE, 8 April 2015 – On the occasion of the International Roma Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, voiced the need for continued action to improve the situation of members of the Roma community in Serbia and create conditions for the full inclusion of Roma into wider society...
On International Roma Day, OSCE Mission to Skopje Head calls for improving living conditions of Roma
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
SKOPJE, 8 April 2015- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Ralf Breth, congratulates the Roma community on the occasion of the International Roma Day, April 8. The OSCE Mission joins the Roma community, as well as relevant Non-Governmental Organizations and state institutions, in celebrating and reflecting on our joint work to promote human rights and social inclusion...
OSCE and activists discuss challenges of Roma in South East Europe
Publishing date: 19 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 19 March 2015 – Improving living standards of Roma and ensuring their full access to social, economic and political life throughout South East Europe was in focus at the 10th Regional Meeting of Focal Points on Roma in OSCE Field Operations, held today in Sarajevo...