Bosnia

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Security Council authorizes EU-led stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina

22 November 2004
The United Nations Security Council today unanimously authorized the establishment of a European-led multinational stabilization force in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lord Paddy Ashdown briefs the Council

Top administrator in Bosnia says Serb entity must hand over war crimes suspects

11 November 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina is making steady progress in building closer relations with the rest of the international community, but the Serb entity within the country is impeding this effort by failing to turn over indicted war criminals, the United Nations Security Council was told today.
Returnees rebuilding Kijevo village

More than 1 million people uprooted by Bosnian war have returned home - UN

21 September 2004
More than 1 million people uprooted by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina a decade ago have now returned to their home, the United Nations refugee agency announced today, appealing to the international community to continue reconstruction assistance to the struggling country.
Mostar Bridge

Destroyed Mostar Bridge rebuilt with UN aid as symbol of Balkan reconciliation

16 July 2004
The reconstructed Old Bridge of Mostar, which for centuries was among the most famous sites in the Balkans before being destroyed in the 1990s when war engulfed the former Yugoslavia, will be inaugurated next week as a symbol of reconciliation and human solidarity, rebuilt thanks to the efforts of the United Nations.
UN Security Council in session

Security Council authorizes 6-month extension of NATO force in Bosnia

9 July 2004
With the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) recently deciding to end its multinational stabilization force (SFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the end of the year, the United Nations Security Council today authorized participating countries to continue the operation for a further six months.
Amb. Lauro Baja, Council President

Security Council calls on Bosnia to abide by decisions to certify police

25 June 2004
The Security Council today called on the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to comply with decisions made under a United Nations certification process to weed out police officers whose past, particularly during the war, disqualified them from remaining on the force.
A returnee in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

13 April 2004
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.

UN agency project aims to clear landmines from Bosnia and Herzegovina

10 March 2004
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced a multimillion dollar project to help Bosnia and Herzegovina - Europe's most heavily landmine-affected country - eliminate the deadly threat posed by those weapons.
Lord Paddy Ashdown briefs the Council

Challenges to UN vetting of Bosnian police must be addressed, Security Council told

3 March 2004
While Bosnia and Herzegovina has made real achievements in defence, intelligence reform, customs and indirect tax, the growing number of challenges to the United Nations-led police certification process requires attention, the Security Council was told today.
Returnees at the market place in Sarajevo

UN refugee agency to help Bosnia and Herzegovina set up asylum system

11 February 2004
Thirteen years after opening an office in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Nations refugee agency said today it would gradually refocus its work to helping the country set up its own asylum system.