Bosnia

Joint project to study human rights situation throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 July 2002
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights are teaming up in a project to analyze the human rights situation in 48 municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

UN Bosnia mission praises security arrangements for Srebrenica memorial ceremony

12 July 2002
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) today commended the authorities of the Bosnian Federation and of the Republika Srpska (RS) for the successful security operation that allowed a religious ceremony commemorating the Srebrenica massacre to take place peacefully on Thursday.

Security Council extends UN missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prevlaka peninsula

12 July 2002
Following the adoption of a resolution suspending the International Criminal Court's potential prosecution of United Nations peacekeepers, the Security Council today extended the mandates of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP).

Security Council extends UN mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 15 July

3 July 2002
The United Nations Security Council this evening voted unanimously to extend until 15 July the current mandate of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), which was set to expire at midnight.
US Amb. Negroponte votes in Security Council

UN mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina extended for 3 days; US vetoes longer term

30 June 2002
After the United States had vetoed a move to extend the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) until the end of this year, the Security Council this evening approved a three-day extension of the Mission's mandate, which was due to expire at midnight on 30 June.

Security Council postpones action on UN's Bosnia mission

28 June 2002
With the end of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) fast approaching, the Security Council today postponed action on the issue, which has hit an impasse over a United States proposal to exempt peacekeepers from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Jacques Paul Klein

International support still needed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Security Council told

19 June 2002
While the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has successfully implemented many aspects of its mandate, the country still requires international support to overcome the remaining challenges, the head of the UN operation said today in an open briefing to the Security Council.

Former Serb policeman charged with cliff-top massacre transferred to UN tribunal

14 June 2002
International troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina have detained a Serb former special policeman wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), a UN spokesman announced today.

Annan proposes extending UN mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina through December

12 June 2002
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) through the end of this year and reducing its strength in October as the Mission is rapidly moving towards the completion of its core tasks.
Jacques Paul Klein

UN seeks $12.5 million for 3-year recovery effort in Srebrenica

13 May 2002
The United Nations today launched a $12.5 million appeal to finance a three-year recovery programme for the war-ravaged city of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina.