ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of the development of the UN interest in and approach to Romani issues in order to identify key events/actions leading to agenda-setting, discursive or procedural/institutional developments related to Roma. Within the UN system, significant attention to Romani issues has only been given within some subsidiary organs of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and some specialized funds, programmes and bodies; these are considered. The chapter establishes the links between the main events/actions, and the agenda-setting, discursive or procedural/institutional developments. The Roma-specific resolution is Resolution 1992/65, entitled 'Protection of Roma'. It invites states to adopt measures for eliminating discrimination against Roma and to use the advisory service of the Centre for Human Rights (CHR). Only the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has not paid significant attention to Romani issues.
