CONTACT POINT FOR ROMA AND SINTI ISSUES  //  59 Ukrainian police officers at the training event on effective human rights-compliant policing in Roma communities discussing human rights case studies. Kyiv, 13-16 December 2017. (OSCE/Rashid Khasanov) Women made up 50% of participants at Contact Point for Roma and Sinti events in 2017 Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 13 to 16 December, in Kyiv. Participants of these training courses praised the interactive methodology of the training and the opportunity to exchange practical experiences on effective and human rights compliant policing. The courses enhanced participants’ understanding of the importance of building trust between police and Roma and Sinti communities and the importance of overcoming stereotypes against these communities. Furthermore, participants indicated that the course gave them the knowledge to come up with effective strategies to respond to different issues affecting Roma and Sinti communities, including issues affecting women. ROMA INCLUSION IN UKRAINE Access to personal documents remains one of the main challenges facing Roma and Sinti in Ukraine. A lack of civil registration and identity documents negatively impacts their access to employment, education, healthcare, housing, humanitarian assistance and public and political life. ODIHR supported Ukrainian authorities in addressing existing obstacles faced by Roma and ­Sinti. In particular, the Office worked to support authorities in granting equal access to birth registration and identity documents for Roma and Sinti men and women in the country. ODIHR organized a roundtable event on “Access to Identity and Civil Registration Documents among Roma in Ukraine”, on 30 and 31 May in Odesa,