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...
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
First Performance of “Game” by Mostar Youth Theatre in Sarajevo on 24 September
For the first time in Sarajevo, supported by UNHCR, the audience had a chance to see an awarded theatre play “Gama” by Mostar Youth Theatre, within “12 Days of Peace” campaign
The first day in high school for young Azerbaijanis
The first day of the new school year was special for all students, but mostly for two students from Azerbaijan who, thanks to the Foundation of the Bosnian Women’s Initiative (BHWI), continued their education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After completing the ninth...
How Contemporary Cinema Portrays Those Forced to Flee
CineLink Talks session “How Contemporary Cinema Portrays Those Forced to Flee?” organized on 16 August within the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, has gathered more than 30 cinematographers, UNHCR representatives and other individuals who work directly with persons forced...
World Refugee Day Marked in Sarajevo
Different traditions and cultures shown at a cooking class in Sarajevo where refugees and asylum seekers in BiH presented specific dishes from their countries
Children’s playground a meeting place for cultures
A children’s playground built in Donji Hadzici, near the Ušivak reception center, challenges stereotypes and creates opportunities for interaction between refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and BiH citizens in Hadžići municipality to encourage mutual...
“We Are All One Family”
Local LGBTIQ+ community in Bosnia and Herzegovina join forces with LGBTIQ+ asylum-seekers and refugees to create messages for the BiH Pride March 2022 “If your religion prohibits you to support your gay child, may then your child become your religion” was one of many...
Can Bosnia and Herzegovina bring an end to statelessness?
The UNHCR Representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina organizes the Round Table on ending statelessness in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Media workshop “Reporting on Mixed Migration” held in Sarajevo
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) organized a workshop for media representatives, “Mixed Migration in the Media,” on May 20 in Sarajevo and took the opportunity to share the latest information on the refugee situation in Ukraine. Focus was particularly given to the proper...