UNHCR has been present in Montenegro since November 1992, following the arrival of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Since then, UNHCR has contributed more than $65 million to Montenegro in supporting the Government of Montenegro and assisted some 140,000 refugees and internally displaced persons overall. Over the past 26 years, UNHCR has been assisting refugees from the former Yugoslavia, asylum seekers and newly recognized refugees, as well as persons in a stateless-like situation.
In February 2018, MNE extended its Strategy for Durable Solutions for the ex-YU refugees to cover the biennium 2017-2019. Read more >>
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