UNHCR is a bridge between refugees and the United Nations
Each year, many people fleeing war, persecution and violence transit through Montenegro on their way to Western Europe. Since 2012, however, more and more have sought asylum here. Of the nearly 8,000 people who in 2019 initially stated an intention to apply for asylum...
For me, one part of paradise is in Montenegro
For refugees, integration into the local community can be a solution to their plight and a chance to build a new life. Montenegro placed integration high on the policy agenda, with the aim of rendering refugees economically productive and self-reliant, all the while...
I’ve found my life in Montenegro
For 28 years, UNHCR in Montenegro has helped refugees by providing legal and material aid, as well as psychosocial support, while at the same time working with Montenegro to develop its asylum capacities. “Montenegro’s open-door policy in the aftermath of the...
Gagné: Statelessness status has been resolved for 1,770 people in BiH so far
Since 2014, when UNHCR launched the #IBelong campaign, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made significant strides in resolving the issue of statelessness, reducing the number of stateless persons, or those who do not have citizenship.
Bosnia and Herzegovina on the right path to eradicate statelessness by 2024
Meeting between the Ministry of Civil Affairs and UNHCR on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the UNHCR campaign #IBelong
Donation of ICT equipment to the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs
The activities are funded by the European Union Service for Foreign Policy Instruments as part of the project “Identifying and Addressing COVID-19 challenges within the Migrant and Refugee Response in the Western Balkans”.
Children from the Refugee Reception Centre Salakovac: Peace is when there is no conflict, we feel safe, and are socially included
Within the project Moja škola implemented by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Women’s Initiative Foundation (BHWI) and the support of UNHCR in BiH, children accommodated in the Refugee Reception Centre Salakovac marked the International Day of Peace under the global...
Unilever supports UNHCR’s global efforts to improve hygiene in shelters for asylum seekers and refugees
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Unilever’s donation of 4,500 pieces of soap was delivered to the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the institutions that manage the country’s permanent reception centers.
Addressing COVID-19 Challenges within the Migrant and Refugee Response in the Western Balkans
Brussels, 24 August 2020 – The European Union (EU), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a EUR 8 million project “Addressing COVID-19 Challenges within the Migrant and Refugee...
Psycho-social counselling restores dignity to asylum-seekers
Many asylum-seekers arriving to Bosnia and Herzegovina have experienced pain, suffering, violence and other severe traumatic experiences, either in their country of origin or on the way. BiH authorities, with the help of the international community and civil society,...
Legal Aid, support to BiH asylum system
Since the beginning of the mixed movement situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 2018, some 2,500 people registered their asylum claim with BiH authorities. Some had no other choice to legalise they stay in the country, but some genuinely wanted to end their...
Interview for Bosnia Daily: Identification the Refugees Needs at an Early Stage
UNHCR would like to strengthen its support to BiH to better profile those who are arriving, to understand their needs at an early stage upon their arrival on the territory. Asylum is a key component for a coherent management of the mixed movement, in addition of being...