UNICEF: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Kosovo

<p>Some 30,000 people in Kosovo who identify themselves as belonging to the Roma, Ashkali or Egyptian ethnic groups are living on the fringes of society. Many lack the identity papers that would entitle them to the benefits available to other citizens: social welfare, unemployment, even schooling.</p>

By // 31 May 2011

Some 30,000 people in Kosovo who identify themselves as belonging to the Roma, Ashkali or Egyptian ethnic groups are living on the fringes of society. Many lack the identity papers that would entitle them to the benefits available to other citizens: social welfare, unemployment, even schooling.

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