Bosnia

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.