involved in negotiations of long-term arrangements to solve the post-crisis situations of the multi-ethnic communities in Kosovo with large Roma and Sinti populations by conducting a series of seminars, workshops, and training sessions on such topics as civil registration and lobbying elected officials. In addition, a number of projects have been continued from previous years. For instance, the ODIHR, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the UN Mission in Kosovo, and local NGOs, continues to aid IDPs from northern Kosovo in their efforts to return to Mitrovica, where the informal settlement homes of seven thousand were destroyed in 1999. One thousand of these IDPs are currently living in crisis conditions in temporary centres contaminated with lead. In 2005, the ODIHR supported the opening of a branch of the Roma and Ashkali Documentation Centre in Pristina to deal specifically OSCE/JENNIFER MITCHELL Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues with these communities. That centre is now collaborating closely with local authorities to support community stability and social integration after relocation. This settlement near the centre of Athens is populated mainly by Roma from Albania, who have been living here for several years. Programmes and Projects Programmes Region/Country Joint EC-ODIHR Programme: Roma Under the Stability Pact: Roma, Use Your Ballot Wisely South-Eastern Europe Projects Combating Discrimination and Confidence-Building in Access of Roma to Legal Housing and Non-Segregated Residence in the OSCE Space, in Particular in Central and South-Eastern Europe South-Eastern Europe/Central and Eastern Europe Police and Roma: Towards Safety for Multi-Ethnic Communities Central and Eastern Europe Awareness-Raising for Roma Women Activists on the Issue of Trafficking in Human Beings South-Eastern Europe/Central and Eastern Europe Best Practices: Methodology of Pre-School Care for Roma Children OSCE Region Political Rights of Roma and Sinti OSCE Region Promoting Mutual Understanding Slovakia Educating Roma NGOs about AIDS and Drug Abuse OSCE Region Best Practices Involving Roma and Sinti Activities of Local and Regional Administrations/Self-Government Bodies within the OSCE Region OSCE Region Roma in the Media OSCE Region Human Rights and Minority Rights of Roma/Set-up of a Kosovar Non-Profit Office in Pristina OSCE Region ANNUAL REPORT 2005 79