Implementation of Commitments pa rt I Tasks the ODIHR to consider ways to improve the effectiveness of its assistance to participating States in following up recommendations made in ODIHR election-observation reports III. ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues Budapest 1994 (Decisions: VIII. The Human Dimension) 23. The participating States decide to appoint within the ODIHR a contact point for Roma and Sinti (Gypsies) issues. The ODIHR will be tasked to: • act as a clearing-house for the exchange of information on Roma and Sinti (Gypsies) issues, including information on the implementation of commitments pertaining to Roma and Sinti (Gypsies); • facilitate contacts on Roma and Sinti (Gypsies) issues between participating States, international organizations and institutions and NGOs; • maintain and develop contacts on these issues between CSCE institutions and other international organizations and institutions. To fulfil these tasks, the ODIHR will make full use of existing resources. In this context they welcome the announcement made by some Roma and Sinti (Gypsies) organizations of their intention to make voluntary contributions. 24. The participating States welcome the activities related to Roma and Sinti (Gypsies) issues in other international organizations and institutions, in particular those undertaken in the Council of Europe. Oslo 1998 (Decisions: Decision on Enhancement of the OSCE’s Operational Capabilities Regarding Roma and Sinti Issues) The Ministerial Council, Bearing in mind the existing OSCE commitments regarding Roma and Sinti, and Recalling the decision taken by the Budapest Summit to appoint within the ODIHR a Contact Point for Roma and Sinti (Gypsies) Issues, 1. Decides to enhance the capability of the OSCE regarding those issues by strengthening the existing ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues. Among its priorities will be: • to enhance the OSCE’s interaction with the governments of the participating States, with representatives of Roma and Sinti communities, as well as with international organizations, initiatives and NGOs relevant to Roma and Sinti issues, and in particular to secure further mutual reinforcement of co-operation with the Co-ordinator for Roma in the Council of Europe with a view to avoiding duplication of effort, including the establishment of regular consultations with those organizations, initiatives and 40 OSCE Human Dimension Commitments