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Ministry of Capital Investment to support building of Roma settlements
Belgrade,
20 November 2006
State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry of Capital Investment Milan Miljevic announced today that this Ministry will become actively involved in the programme of building and legalisation of Roma settlements in order to solve housing problems of a great number of the Roma population living in Serbia.
Miljevic said at the conference dedicated to the problem of consolidation and legalisation of Roma settlements and their housing problems that the Ministry will offer direct assistance through financing urban plans and infrastructure.
Director of the Serbian government’s Service for Human and Minority Rights Petar Ladjevic announced that the Roma population is the most vulnerable in Serbia, which is why state authorities decided to participate in solving their problems.
He recalled that the government adopted four action plans on education, employment, health and housing of the Roma in Serbia.
Manager of the Secretariat for the Roma National Strategy Ljuan Koka said that the biggest problem for the Roma is legalisation of the existing buildings as well as problems of land ownership and unsolved property problems.
Koka noted that there are nearly 600 Roma settlements in Serbia where more than 270,000 people live, adding that only 11% of these settlements are planned, while 30% do not even have a water supply and 70% do not have a sewage system.
The two-day conference on Roma settlements is being organised by the Service for Human and Minority Rights and the Ministry of Capital Investment in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Serbia and with support of the Council of Europe.
Director of the Serbian government’s Service for Human and Minority Rights Petar Ladjevic announced that the Roma population is the most vulnerable in Serbia, which is why state authorities decided to participate in solving their problems.
He recalled that the government adopted four action plans on education, employment, health and housing of the Roma in Serbia.
Manager of the Secretariat for the Roma National Strategy Ljuan Koka said that the biggest problem for the Roma is legalisation of the existing buildings as well as problems of land ownership and unsolved property problems.
Koka noted that there are nearly 600 Roma settlements in Serbia where more than 270,000 people live, adding that only 11% of these settlements are planned, while 30% do not even have a water supply and 70% do not have a sewage system.
The two-day conference on Roma settlements is being organised by the Service for Human and Minority Rights and the Ministry of Capital Investment in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Serbia and with support of the Council of Europe.
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