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Implementation of the Action Plan on improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area. Status Report 2008

Document number
1775
Date
2008
Title
Implementation of the Action Plan on improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area. Status Report 2008
Author/publisher
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Economy in transition, Youth employment, State socialism, Socio-Economic transition, Discrimination, Unemployment, Poverty, Community development, Health care, Social security, Social exclusion,
Summary
This is the first attempt by ODIHR to review participating States’ implementation of the Action Plan. Section 2 of the report represents the main body and consists of analysis and an assessment of states’ efforts. It is organized in accordance with the thematic chapters of the Action Plan. Section 3 examines the particular role of ODIHR, as well as other OSCE institutions and field operations, as catalysts and active agents for implementation of the Action Plan, in particular, by providing assistance to the participating States. The report assesses implementation of each area of the Action Plan using the categories of positive change, visible progress, breakthrough, no change, and negative trend. While there are examples where visible progress has been achieved, none of the improvements amount to a breakthrough. The report also observes a deterioration in certain aspects or dangerous developments in some areas across the OSCE region.
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