In response to the unprecedented increase of arrivals of refugees and migrants to Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNHCR in BiH works in cooperation with the authorities, United Nations agencies and national and international civil society to coordinate and implement projects aimed at strengthening access to free legal aid for asylum seekers, outreach, identification and referral with case management and recreational/occupational activities for vulnerable asylum seekers.
Furthermore, UNHCR supports the Ministry of Security (MoS) and the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees (MHRR) in providing accommodation and assistance for asylum-seekers, refugees and people granted subsidiary protection in securing the rights of these individuals under international law and relevant national legislation.
Related news and stories
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 and Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees discuss integration of refugees in BiH
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, holds a long-lasting partnership with the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina working together for many years for the benefit of people displaced by conflict. On their first meeting of 2021, Minister Miloš...
UNHCR support for the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs for early identification of protection needs
This support will enable the SFA and other actors in the mixed migration space to conduct early identification of protection needs and channel the migrants and refugees towards an appropriate solution.
Related documents and publications
Blocked on road to EU, family considers Bosnia for asylum
At the doorstep of the EU, where thousands of asylum seekers are prevented from journeying onwards, one Afghan family have decided to call a halt and invest their hopes for a new life in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Support to the Most Vulnerable Based on Identified Needs
“Support to the most vulnerable based on identified needs“ is a brochure based on the experience gained over 20 years of engagement with displacement related issues and in particular from the EU-UNHCR funded “Support to durable solutions of Revised Annex VII Dayton...
Factsheet
Follow Us
Contact Us
Contact Information
Street Address:
Skenderbe Str., Volswagen Building, 2nd Floor, Tirana, Albania
Telephone:
355 4 2250205
Facsimile:
355 4 2250286
Email:
[email protected]
Contact Infromation
The UNHCR Representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Street Address:
UNITIC Building, Fra Andjela Zvizdovica 1, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telephone:
+387 33 666 160
Facsimile:
+387 33 290 480
Email:
[email protected]