The plan forms a basis and a focus for work to combat racism and hate crime in the particularly important strategic areas identified by the Government. The strategic areas are: Improved coordination and monitoring; More knowledge, education and research; Civil society: greater support and more in-depth dialogue; Strengthening preventive measures online; and A more active system. important approach of the national plan is to clarify that there are One different forms of racism and different forms of hostility that need to be highlighted and recognized. There is therefore a special focus on afrophobia, anti-Gypsyism, islamophobia and racism against the Sami people, homophobia and transphobia in the plan. The Government has also initiated targeted measures against these different forms of racism and hostility. The Government continuously discusses issues regarding all these different forms of racism and hostility with representatives of civil society organisations. The Government has also substantially increased funding for grants to civil society organisations for activities to combat the different forms of racism as well as funding for security enhancing measures. The Living History Forum, a governmental agency, has the assignment to coordinate and monitor work within the remit of the National plan. The agency regularly exchanges experiences, knowledge and information, primarily with agencies working on these issues but also with civil society organisations. Furthermore, the agency will gradually develop a monitoring system encompassing regular reporting based on the information the Forum receives from agencies affected as well as additional information, e.g. from attitude and experience surveys. Each year the Living History Forum reports to the Government on its mandate in a special report on developments in the area. Members of the Committee One important strategic area of the National plan to combat racism, similar forms of hostility and hate crime is strengthening preventive measures
The plan forms a basis and a focus for work to combat racism and hate crime in the particularly important strategic areas identified by the Government. The strategic areas are: Improved coordination and monitoring; More knowledge, education and research; Civil society: greater support and more in-depth dialogue; Strengthening preventive measures online; and A more active system. One important approach of the national plan is to clarify that there are different forms of racism and different forms of hostility that need to be highlighted and recognized. There is therefore a special focus on afrophobia, anti-Gypsyism, islamophobia and racism against the Sami people, homophobia and transphobia in the plan. The Government has also initiated targeted measures against these different forms of racism and hostility. The Government continuously discusses issues regarding all these different forms of racism and hostility with representatives of civil society organisations. The Government has also substantially increased funding for grants to civil society organisations for activities to combat the different forms of racism as well as funding for security enhancing measures. The Living History Forum, a governmental agency, has the assignment to coordinate and monitor work within the remit of the National plan. The agency regularly exchanges experiences, knowledge and information, primarily with agencies working on these issues but also with civil society organisations. Furthermore, the agency will gradually develop a monitoring system encompassing regular reporting based on the information the Forum receives from agencies affected as well as additional information, e.g. from attitude and experience surveys. Each year the Living History Forum reports to the Government on its mandate in a special report on developments in the area. Members of the Committee One important strategic area of the National plan to combat racism, similar forms of hostility and hate crime is strengthening preventive measures
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