Herzegovina

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.
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.