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The Roma have contributed elements of their rich culture and traditions to European society for centuries. International Roma Day on April 8 is an annual opportunity to celebrate the Roma – Europe’s largest ethnic minority group. It is also a time to reflect on the discrimination and challenges millions of Roma continue to face in their daily lives in areas including education, employment, housing, healthcare and policing.

Living throughout Europe, Roma and Sinti communities are among the continent's most vulnerable minority groups. Historically marginalized, they suffer widespread abuse and discrimination, often at the hands of the authorities, including the police.

In March 2014, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supported World Vision to produce the "Face of Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina" street campaign where Roma people, both adults and children, were asked about their lives, their thoughts, their wishes and their dreams, to raise awareness of the challenges facing Roma on daily basis.