pa rt I Partners in Implementation NGOs in order to develop synergies and common approaches designed to facilitate full integration of Roma and Sinti communities into the societies they live in, while preserving their identity; • to enhance co-operation among OSCE institutions and mission/field presences with respect to Roma and Sinti, if applicable; • to develop, on the basis of input from participating States, the OSCE institutions, and in particular the HCNM, Roma and Sinti communities, NGOs, and international organizations and other institutions and initiatives, a work programme which should include, inter alia, seminars, workshops and clearing houses; • to collect information from the participating States on legislative and other measures related to the situation of Roma and Sinti with a view to making it available to the OSCE community, as well as to other interested international organizations, and to elaborating additional reports on the situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE area. 2. Further decides that the Contact Point should deal solely with matters concerning Roma and Sinti. Maastricht 2003 (Decisions: Annex to Decision No. 2/03 on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings; OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings) Action for OSCE Institutions and Bodies 6. Data collection and research (…) 6.2 Tasking ODIHR’s Contact Point on Roma and Sinti with continuing to gather data regarding trafficking in human beings, especially children, and its effects on Roma and Sinti communities. Maastricht 2003 (Decisions: Annex to Decision No. 3/03; Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area) III Combating racism and discrimination Legislation and law enforcement Recommended action by OSCE institutions and structures: (…) 23. The ODIHR/Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI) will promote better relations between Roma and Sinti non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the participating States. 24. The ODIHR-CPRSI will serve as a clearing house on initiatives undertaken by participating States and facilitate exchanges of information on best practices. OSCE Human Dimension Commitments 41

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