Nearly a million people repatriated in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1995 - UN

About 1,415 refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) returned to their homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in February, bringing the total number of repatriated people to 987,713 since the signing of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreements, the United Nations refugee agency said today.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the February returnees included 891 people from minority groups in particular areas, bringing the number of minority returnees to 436,238.

Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane noted last month that about 100,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina refugees were still displaced, while the country was hosting more than 25,000 refugees from Croatia and Kosovo.

Some 325,000 IDPs were awaiting permanent housing, he said during his visit to the region.