Cooperation agreement between WFDP and World Roma Federation to implement a special stakeholder's group within the UN System under the auspices of ECOSOC

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Cooperation agreement between WFDP and World Roma Federation to implement a special stakeholder's group within the UN System under the auspices of ECOSOC

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  • 14 Nov, 2022

Achieving for World Fund for Development and Planning – WFDP believes and goals for supporting the Ethnic minorities, the World Roma Federation - WRF has joined the affiliation program for World Fund for Development Planning as Exclusive Affiliate for Roma Civil society issues worldwide .

 

as well as H.E. Ambassador Ekramy El Zaghat – President of  WFDP has signed with Mr. Janos Sztojka- President of WRF in Attendance and efforts of Mr. Deny Dobobrov – WRF Director of International Relations and Ms. Kristina Pliusik – Manager of President office for a separate cooperation agreement for the implementation of a special stakeholder's group within the UN System under the auspices of ECOSOC, and the High-Level Political Forum. The World Roma Federation, an international organization, is a platform for Roma civil society organizations. It is a network of Roma organizations from multiple countries who work to promote and safeguard the rights and interests of the world’s Roma communities.



The purpose of this affiliation is to strengthen relations between World Fund for Development and Planning and World Roma Federation and for the purposes of advocacy, policy development, and joint programs of work. WFDP is an intergovernmental organization that implements its policies through more than 11,000 members in more than 35 countries.

Some of the objectives of the agreement are:

  • To promote intercultural dialogue.
  • To accelerate reduction in poverty among Roma and other disadvantaged Communities
  • To protect the rights of all disadvantaged persons.
  • To ensure the right of all Roma in Europe to an adequate standard of living.

The group emphasizes that Roma poverty is a predominantly social problem, and it must be tackled by creating a top-down mechanism. In order to accomplish its goals, the group will develop a package of policies which consist of:

  • Education and training; - Program of education and training to create a skilled, educated and mobile labour force.
  • Employment - - Creation of opportunities for employment, including policies to increase labour market participation rates among Roma (including through job vacancies)
  • Labour market policies and access to sustainable sources of income; measures aiming at increasing productivity in the labour market which could include providing credit.
  • Healthcare
  • Housing and communal infrastructure
  • Social protection.



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