Bosnia

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ban notes country’s progress and affirms UN support

25 July 2012
Highlighting the progress that Bosnia and Herzegovina has made over the past two decades, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today affirmed the support of the United Nations in the country’s path to stability and prosperity.
Former Bosnian Serb army commander General Ratko Mladic on trial at ICTY.
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Trial of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic opens at UN tribunal

16 May 2012
The trial of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief facing charges of genocide and other war crimes, got under way today in the United Nations tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.
Security Council extends for one year the European Union mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Security Council extends European peacekeepers in Bosnia

16 November 2011
The Security Council today extended for another year the European Union stabilization force (EUFOR) that is tasked with ensuring that all sides continue to comply with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Security Council hears of political stagnation

15 November 2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to stagnate politically mainly because of politicians’ reluctance to compromise and engage in dialogue, as well as their tendency to abuse the system, even as State institutions face functional and economic pressure that has undermined their efficiency, the Security Council heard today.
Bomb-damaged buildings on the outskirts of Sarajevo's Butmir Airport in 1992

Judges hearing Karadžic case at UN war crimes tribunal visit Sarajevo

17 May 2011
Judges at the United Nations tribunal conducting the genocide trial of the wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžic today began a five-day site visit to Sarajevo, the subject of a notorious and protracted siege during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.
Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina facing worst crisis in years, Security Council hears

9 May 2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing its worst crisis since fighting stopped in 1995, with no prospect of a new state government being formed, a stalled economy and a direct threat from Republika Srpska to the country’s very existence, the Security Council heard today.

Security Council extends mandate of European force in Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 November 2010
The Security Council today extended for another year the European Union stabilization force entrusted with ensuring the continued compliance of all sides with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Valentin Inzko

Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot afford continued stalemate, Security Council told

11 November 2010
The current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is marked by a political stalemate and stagnation on key reforms, and requires the continued attention of the international community, the Security Council was told today.
Haris Silajdzic, Chair of Bosnian Presidency, Addresses General Assembly

At UN, Bosnia and Herzegovina stress challenge of rebuilding pluralist society

25 September 2010
The restoration of a pluralist society is the greatest challenge facing Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country’s leader told the General Assembly today, voicing hope that a new, younger generation can help to bridge the cultural divide still remaining after the Balkan wars of the early 1990s.
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie meets with Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency member Željko Komšic

Urgent solutions needed for Bosnia’s displaced, says UN advocate Angelina Jolie

24 August 2010
Hollywood actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie used her recent visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina to call for practical and urgent steps to alleviate the plight of the 113,000 people who remain displaced in the country some 15 years after the end of the war.