Roma inclusion newsletter Published by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in cooperation with the European Commission - Directorate-General for Health and Consumers and the Interuniversity Institute of Social Development and Peace at the University of Alicante, Spain (WHO Collaborating Centre on Social Inclusion and Health)
In focus
Health and early childhood development in Roma communities
This briefing paper by the European Public Health Alliance analyses the policy commitments to the improvement of health and early childhood development among the Roma population.
II International Roma Women’s Congress: the other women
23–24 March 2018, Barcelona, Spain
The Congress aims to bring together Roma women from grass-roots level from around Europe to engage in dialogue and together find solutions.
The Legacies of the Romani Genocide in Europe
17–18 May 2018, Paris, France
This workshop is part of a series of events that explores how the legacies of genocide have shaped the social, political and cultural history of Roma and Sinti people, since 1945.
Romani identities: performance, antigypsyism and representation
2–13 July 2018, Budapest, Hungary
The aim of this Central European University (CEU) summer school is to investigate the use and potential of critical artistic performance as a socially engaged practice within and between Romani communities.
Fundamental Rights Forum 2018
25–27 September 2018, Vienna, Austria
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights next Fundamental Rights Forum will focus on strengthening the ties that bind everyone in the EU to the societies in which they live.
Conference on Antigypsyism and film
22–23 February 2018, Berlin, Germany
This international conference aimed to contribute to laying the foundation for a critical approach to the themes of Sinti and Roma and antigypsyism in film.
National Roma Network Conference: Rights, equalities and future Roma voices
14 December 2017, London, England
This event provided an opportunity to reflect on and discuss key issues for Roma people in the United Kingdom, consider the work of the National Roma Network Forum over the past two years, and look forward to the future.
2017 European Platform for Roma Inclusion
27–28 November 2017, Brussels, Belgium
The 2017 European Platform for Roma Inclusion was dedicated to the challenges related to the transition of Roma people from education to employment.
Meeting of the Ukrainian Alliance for Roma Inclusion
16–17 November 2017, Kiev, Ukraine
The meeting analysed ongoing activities and actions undertaken by the municipalities, as well as their future plans relating to Roma access to housing and identity papers.
Regional Conference: Filling in the budget gaps in Roma integration policies
10 November 2017, Tirana, Albania
The conference was organized on the premise of ensuring decent living conditions for Roma men and women in the region. This can only be achieved if proper public and donor funding is allocated to implement Roma integration strategies and action plans, particularly those ensuring adequate and sustainable housing conditions and employment opportunities.
Conference: Imagining Canada’s futures with Romani refugees & migrants
9–10 November 2017, Toronto, Canada
The symposium, entitled “The Imaginative Ethnography Symposium: Imagining Canada’s futures with Romani refugees & migrants” was organized by the Centre for Imaginative Ethnography. It included a keynote address on “Romani reality and the ‘gypsy’ myth”.
Seminar: Under the same roof – how to work cross-sectorally on inclusion
25–28 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania
This was a stakeholder seminar on cross-sectoral cooperation for young people with fewer opportunities, notably Roma youth, in order to enable their active involvement and integration in society. The event explored cooperation on inclusion between youth work and other sectors (formal education, employment, health, housing, police, social and private sectors, among others).
Projects and reports
Roma inclusion in cities. Mapping of the situation of Roma in cities in Europe
This report examines the challenges faced by Roma people in cities in terms of access to employment, housing, health care, education and basic services, based on a mapping study covering 22 large cities with significant Roma populations, across 13 European countries.
Roma networks vs Roma policies: bridging the gaps at local level
This discussion paper from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) examines the role of nongovernmental organizations in the policy-making process and identifies recommendations for decision-makers.
2017 National Platform on Roma Integration: meetings in Turkey(13 September), Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 September) and Kosovo1 (17 October) and their related policy papers
Annual reports for 2017 on the implementation of Roma integration policy were presented at each of these National Platform meetings, accompanied by the civil society view on the matter in each case.
1For the purposes of this publication, all references, including in the bibliography, to “Kosovo” should be understood/read as “Kosovo (in accordance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999))”
