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Housing programme to help Bosnians rebuild two decades after the war
2 Dec 2014 The Guta family has languished for years in the ruins of a devastated village. But thanks to a new housing programme, they hope to rebuild their home and lives. -
Donors pledge more than 300 million euros to help refugees in Balkans
25 Apr 2012 A new programme will provide homes for some 74,000 people displaced in the Balkans during the conflict of the 1990s. The EU pledged 230 million euros. -
Statelessness: Citizenship hopes draw closer for Roma asylum-seeker
5 Dec 2011 Asylum-seeker Muqishta Nuqi never gave up in his determination to become a Bosnian citizen, like his parents and siblings, and his persistence is paying off. -
An unexpected meeting with Angelina Jolie brings joy a year later
15 Nov 2011 Thirteen people, including septuagenarian sisters Lena and Mara, move into a US-funded apartment block in Bosnia a year after a visit by Jolie. -
UNHCR welcomes latest regional effort to end refugee displacement in Balkans
8 Nov 2011 Ministers of four countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia support new regional progamme to end the suffering of more than 70,000 refugees. -
A new home on memory lane in Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 Apr 2011 At 73 years old, refugee returnee Biserka Vukasinovic is the proud owner of a UNHCR-renovated house full of memories and new friendships. -
UNHCR to continue helping Balkans flood victims over the winter
7 Jan 2011 UNHCR warns that victims of the worst floods to hit Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring Montenegro in decades will continue to need help during the winter. -
Q&A: Former Bosnian refugee promotes technology to bring hope to the displaced
24 Nov 2010 Leila Toplic fled from Bosnia and Herzegovina when she was 18. Today, she works in Paris for Microsoft while also helping to raise awareness about refugees. -
After almost two decades, displaced sisters finally get a place of their own
18 Oct 2010 A dilapidated collective centre in the Bosnian town of Jablanica was only meant to be a temporary measure when it opened in the 1990s. Its doors have finally closed.