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Severe cold hits refugees and returnees in Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 Feb 2005 Local authorities and the UN refugee agency have been struggling to provide refugees with the basics - water and sanitation - as snow and plummeting temperatures bring much of Bosnia and Herzegovina to a grinding halt. -
Balkan governments seek to close refugee chapter in region
31 Jan 2005 At today's "3x3 Initiative" conference in Sarajevo, the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro agreed to bring a close to the region's refugee chapter through voluntary return or local integration by the end of 2006, with assistance from UNHCR, OSCE and the EU. -
Born again: The Bosnian miller's tale
6 Dec 2004 The wheel of life is turning again for the Petricevic family who have returned to Malesici village north of Sarajevo and restarted their watermill business with the help of the local authorities, UNHCR and the international community. -
Returns to Bosnia and Herzegovina reach 1 million
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One millionth returnee goes home in Bosnia and Herzegovina
21 Sep 2004 -
Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes over 1 million returnees
21 Sep 2004 UNHCR has hailed this as a significant milestone in the long process of rebuilding a nation shattered during the 1992-5 war. The agency has also called for continued international support to make the returns sustainable. -
UN refugee agency reports 1,415 returns in Bosnia and Herzegovina in February
13 Apr 2004 The UN refugee agency says 1,415 refugees and IDPs went back in February to their pre-war homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a large number of them proceeding to areas where they are in the minority. -
UNHCR official visits Balkans, honours victims of Srebrenica massacre
17 Mar 2004 Those responsible for the Srebrenica massacre - seen as the worst atrocity of the Bosnia war - must be brought to justice, said Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane on a week-long visit to the Balkans. -
Assistant High Commissioner in Balkans
16 Mar 2004