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Eurochild calls for attention to Roma children during COVID-19 pandemic

n this joint statement we call for urgent response to the vulnerable position of Roma communities in light of COVID-19

Eurochild has joined as signatory on the Roma Education Fund statement calling on EU leaders to protect vulnerable Roma communities in times of COVID-19.

Emergency measures in many European countries are limiting children’s rights in Roma communities – most Roma children and their families have no access to Internet, computers and in some cases, live in absence of electricity.

Read the full statement here.




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