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Many Roma continue to face discrimination and social exclusion across the European Union (EU), according to a new report published jointly by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and UNDP. The situation of Roma is on average worse than the situation of non-Roma who live close by. More
For the first time in his life, 76 year-old Mihai Druta does not have to carry water 1.5 kilometres to his house. He now has his own water supply in his home, a sewer system, and garbage is collected regularly in his neighbourhood. More
World renowned Spanish actor and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Antonio Banderas today launched a public service announcement aiming at inviting people to join the global conversation alongside the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development “Rio+20.” More
Central Asia is highly exposed and vulnerable to natural hazards including earthquakes, landslides, floods, mudslides and droughts. Both exposure to natural hazards and the vulnerability of populations, infrastructure, and economies has risen in the last few decades. More
Left unchecked and unchallenged, anti-Roma prejudice threatens to undo all the work on Roma inclusion. More
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