The Regional Roma Survey is the first major collection of data on marginalized Roma in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo* in seven years. The statistics reveal increased school attendance but growing gap between Roma and non-Roma in health, employment and housing.
In honor of International Women's Day, let's meet those working to bridge gender gaps in legislation and on the ground - from supporting women’s economic empowerment to combating violence and discrimination.
UN Chiefs called for increased support for vulnerable Syrians, refugees and the communities hosting them.
Almost four years since the catastrophic floods, the EU has contributed 12.5 million EUR towards the next phase of recovery to help struggling communities.
Many countries have made remarkable progress in recent years, but, despite clear gains, the region's middle-income countries continue to face structural bottlenecks that must be addressed before the SDGs can be achieved.
From one man's struggle to manage his leukemia treatment to sweeping changes in medical procurement - the landscape of health care access in Ukraine has dramatically shifted.

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35%

are excluded from society

19%

of youth are unemployed

1.4 million

are living with HIV

88%

of primary energy supply is from fossil fuels

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