Youth Ambassadors from Western Balkans discuss portrayal of refugees and migrants in film
Film, as an artistic medium, has the power to connect with a vast audience, evoke emotions, and influence public perceptions. This makes it a crucial platform for addressing refugee and migrant concerns. This was one of the conclusions from a workshop session that...
UEFA in Bihać supported Football3 for children
For the first time in Bihać, with the support of UEFA, boys and girls from refugee families, asylum seekers, and migrant families, as well as from local football clubs and marginalized groups, their teachers and parents, this weekend learned the Football3 method of...
Unveiling of a mural in gratitude to the residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina for welcoming refugees
Today, a mural was unveiled in the Municipality of Ilidža, created by UNHCR in collaboration with the Municipality of Ilidža and students from the Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo, on the occasion of World Refugee Day. Sarajevo, 20 June 2023 – In celebration of World...
LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum-seekers must feel safe and accepted
Local community as a whole must send a message to LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum-seekers that they are welcome in BiH, safe and accepted. Even though BiH government, civil sector and local community are giving their best to welcome LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum-seekers,...
Asylum and Integration are Possible in Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNHCR Participatory Assessment Report 2022 states feedback from asylum-seekers and refugees, reveals key challenges and gives a set of recommendations for international community and BiH authorities
A year of the conflict in Ukraine – Montenegro continues to stand with the people forced to flee by extending temporary protection until March 2024
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, more than 13 million people remain uprooted from their homes, causing one of the largest population displacements in Europe since the Second World War. With no end of the conflict in sight, many European...
One year after the Russian invasion, insecurity clouds return intentions of displaced Ukrainians
Twelve months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 13 million people remain uprooted from their homes, including nearly 8 million refugees across Europe and some 5 million internally displaced people within Ukraine. Their prospects for return in the near...
Scholarships for Refugee Students from the Municipality of Ilidža
The new Agreement on the allocation of financial resources to support education, which the Municipality of Ilidža signed with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), will ensure scholarships for BiH schoolchildren as well as refugees and persons under subsidiary protection....
UNHCR supported the 16 Days of Activism campaign organized this year under the motto #neznačine i #prepoznajidjeluj
Together with its partners BHWI and Vaša Prava BiH, UNHCR supported the 16 Days of Activism campaign organized by UN Women Bosnia and Herzegovina with the support of the Embassy of Sweden under the motto #neznačine i #prepoznajidjeluj (#nomeansno and...
Short documentary on statelessness in BiH: Nihada – Invisible Dreams
This 12-minute documentary film, which premiered at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, talks about statelessness as a problem that UNHCR is addressing globally, including in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In 2022, UNHCR BiH assisted Giorgio Ghiotto, a young Italian...
Commemorating 30 years of service for refugees
On 5 December, UNHCR in Montenegro commemorated its 30th anniversary – 30 years of serving refugees, asylum seekers, people at risk of statelessness and stateless people in the country. Both the President of Montenegro and the Head of the Parliament participated in...
In Action: #IBelong posters take over the streets of Montenegro to reaffirm statelessness can end by 2024
Statelessness is a global issue that affects the lives of millions of people. Stateless people are not recognized as nationals of any country which in turn leads them to have no state protection and access to basic human rights that many people otherwise take for...