Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

The Office for Human and Minority Rights of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Standing Conference of the Roma Citizens’ Associations (SKRUG) – Roma League, in cooperation with the Open Society Foundation from Belgrade, are organizing the conference “Towards a New Strategy for Improving the Status of Roma”, aiming to jointly approach and indicate guidelines for providing a relevant basis for drafting a new Strategy for the Improvement of the Status of Roma.

The conference will be held on 9 February 2015, at Klub Poslanika (Tolstojeva 2) in Belgrade, starting at 10:00.

The Office for Human and Minority Rights of the Government of the Republic of Serbia in partnership with the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit, supported by the “Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma” Open Society Foundations from Budapest and the Open Society Foundation from Belgrade, has prepared the Initial Study for Drafting the New Strategy for Roma Inclusion harmonized with the Europe 2020 Strategy, presenting the reasons and bases for drafting a new strategic document. Likewise, the conference will serve to present the Report on the Implementation of the Operative Conclusions of the Seminar on the Social Inclusion of Roma in RS held in June 2013, as well as initiatives contributing to the drafting of the new Strategy.