News in English
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...
Nine-year-old refugee from Syria takes over UNHCR BiH for a day
Nine-year-old Yazan from Syria, who with his mother found refuge in Bosnia and Herzegovina after they escaped conflicts in their country, took over the leadership of the UNHCR office in Sarajevo for a day. He is one of many children in Bosnia and Herzegovina who, on...
To live without a nationality is to live a life in the shadows
On the 8th anniversary of the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness, UNHCR urges States to take action to resolve the plight of the world’s stateless.
UNHCR and UNICEF paid a visit to Ukrainian refugees in Medjugorje
The handover ceremony of laptops and school equipment to children from Ukraine held in Medjugorje on the occasion of UN Day
News in Bosnian
Peer-to-peer sessions for prospect asylum-seekers improve understanding of international protection and provide valuable feedback
On 21 May, UNHCR, in cooperation with Vaša Prava BiH and assistance from BHWI, organized peer-to-peer sessions for prospect asylum-seekers residing in TRC Ušivak and TRC Blažuj, two reception centers in the outskirts of Sarajevo, managed by the Service for Foreigners’...
BiH Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees and UNHCR initiate integration coordination mechanism – refugees included!
17 March 2021, Sarajevo – The Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees (MHRR) of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in coordination with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, established today a Local Integration Coordination Working Group (LICWG) to coordinate the work of key civil...
UNHCR supports BiH authorities in the effective identification of people in need of international protection
As part of its capacity-building activities for partner institutions, UNHCR completed yesterday a two-day training for Service for Foreigners‘ Affairs (SFA) staff involved in the registration of people who intend to seek asylum in BiH. Co-funded by the European...
UNHCR acknowledges BiH authorities’ efforts in improving conditions for people in camp Lipa
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with UN and civil society partners are very concerned about the fate of almost 2,000 people stranded in winter conditions in the country, particularly in Una-Sana Canton including those left without...
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...
20 families to receive keys of apartments in the newly constructed building within the Regional Housing Program
The ceremony on the handover of apartments to beneficiary families took place on 22 May.