World refugee day 2021 – The event of inauguration of the refurbished Asylum Center in Vranidoll, Prishtinë/Pristina Municipality
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with partners, today hosted the event of inauguration of the refurbished Asylum Center in Vranidoll, Prishtinë/Pristina Municipality. The event aimed at marking the World Refugee Day together with all partners of UNHCR in...
BiH authorities participated in a study visit to exchange knowledge with Italian asylum authorities
From 26 September until 3 October, a delegation from Bosnia and Herzegovina including representatives of the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs, the Ministry of Security’s Sector for Asylum, and participated in a study visit to Italy. The visit was organized with the...
A round table related to the draft amendments to the Bylaw on asylum
A round table related to the draft amendments to the Bylaw on asylum organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Sector for Asylum of the Ministry of Security took place on 20 September at Jahorina. The round table was organized within the IPA II project –...
Community-based project in Bihac: New multifunctional playground for the elementary school “Harmani II”
The pupils of the elementary school “Harmani II” Bihać will soon get a new sports ground where they will be able to participate in sports classes and where children from the local community and refugee and migrant children will be able to spend their free...
Support to education for better integration of refugee and asylum-seeking children
Thanks to the European Union, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, through its partner organization BHWI Foundation distributed IT equipment and school supplies to pupils and youth who are refugees and asylum-seekers in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the first half of...
Training for judges as another step towards eradicating statelessness in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Training for judges on the extrajudicial procedure to determine the time and place of birth was organized today by the Centre for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training of FBiH, UN Refugee Agency – UNHCR and Association “Vasa prava BiH”, with support from the Government...
RHP: 32 families received keys to new apartments in Prijedor
After 29 years of displacement, an 86-year-old Koviljka Ljepoja can finally enjoy a view from her own balcony. She and her 58-year-old son are among the group of 32 families who received the keys of new apartments in the building constructed under the Regional Housing...
Lack of legal identity – inexistence
No matter how life’s journey has shaped the perception of the world surrounding them, the dignity and kindness have remained untouched. Meet the Kadrija family from village Tërstenik/Trstenik, Peja/Peć municipality, where they live in poor living conditions, though...
High Commissioner’s Op-Ed – 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention
By Filippo Grandi The 1951 Refugee Convention, the bedrock of international protection for people forced to flee their homes, has saved countless lives. Today, on its 70th anniversary, its critics claim it is the outdated product of another era. But if it is not...
The 1951 Refugee Convention: 70 years of life-saving protection for people forced to flee
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a key international treaty. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says that recommitting to its spirit and fundamental principles is more urgent today than ever. “The Convention continues to protect the rights...
Bosnian artist’s personal experience with statelessness inspires her creations
by Dorijan Klasnić, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Selma Selman is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and is of Romani origin. She is a trained and accomplished artist whose artwork was recognised regionally, in the European Union and overseas. Her artwork connects her...
UNHCR Reception in Honour of UN Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant High Commissioner for Protection of UNHCR Ms Gillian Triggs visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 13 July in Sarajevo, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, organized a reception in honour of the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant High Commissioner for Protection of UNHCR Ms Gillian Triggs mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representatives of the BiH...